HANDBOOK 


IP-NRLF 


LIBRARY 

OF  THK 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA. 

GIFT  OK 


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315  Madison  av.  Albany   N.  Y. 

Melvil  Dewejjto  some  personal  friends 

Soon  after  tne  American  library  association  and  Library 
journal  were  started  in  1876,  seeing  the  need  of  long  continued 
and  hard  work  on  the  part  of  those  giving  their  lives  to  impor- 
tant undertakings,  I  became  convinced  that  one  of  the  greatest 
problems  in  our  new  field  was  to  find  a  way  to  get  most  health 
and  strength  for  the  coming  year's  work  from  the  summer  out- 
ing, which  seldom  gave  wholly  satisfactory  results  for  time  and 
money  spent.  This  problem  confronts  every  one  who  wishes 
to  accomplish  the  greatest  practical  results  in  any  field. 

Mrs  Dewey  and  I  believe  that  we  have  found  a  solution  in 
the  club  started  by  us  in  1895,  the  permanence  of  which  is  now 
assured,  as  its  last  is  by  far  its  most  successful  season.  We 
have  studied  the  question  from  the  first,  not  as  a  summer  diver- 
sion, but  as  one  of  the  most  serious  of  modern  life,  deserving 
our  best  thought  and  effort,  believing  that  as  great  a  service 
can  be  rendered  to  the  public  in  this  way  as  by  founding  a  new 
library  or  school. 

We  take  great  pride  in  what  is  already  accomplished  and 
wish  our  personal  friends  to  know  more  of  it,  and  are  therefore 
sending  with  this  letter  the  club  handbook  to  those  .who  we 
believe  will  feel  repaid  for  examining  it.  After  loolmig  the 
book  thru  please  put  it  in  your  public  library  among  Adiron- 
dack guidebooks  and  travels  unless  you  really  care  to  keep  it 
personally.  It  has  many  useful  tables  of  mountain  passes, 
lakes,  etc.  with  elevations  and  other  information,  and  if  pre- 
served in  a  library  will  help  spread  the  idea  of  making  the  sum- 

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LIBRARY 

OF   THK 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 


GIFT  OF 


^Accession  Class 


3  T  5  Madison  av.  A  Ibany   N.  Y. 

_v  >m  Melvil  Dewe^Jj)  some  personal  friends 
Soon  after^tne  American  library  association  and  Library 
journal  were  started  in  1876,  seeing  the  need  of  long  continued 
and  hard  work  on  the  part  of  those  giving  their  lives  to  impor- 
tant undertakings,  I  became  convinced  that  one  of  the  greatest 
problems  in  our  new  field  was  to  find  a  way  to  get  most  health 
and  strength  for  the  coming  year's  work  from  the  summer  out- 
ing, which  seldom  gave  wholly  satisfactory  results  for  time  and 
money  spent.  This  problem  confronts  every  one  who  wishes 
to  accomplish  the  greatest  practical  results  in  any  field. 

Mrs  Dewey  and  I  believe  that  we  have  found  a  solution  in 
the  club  started  by  us  in  1895,  the  permanence  of  which  is  now 
assured,  as  its  last  is  by  far  its  most  successful  season.  We 
have  studied  the  question  from  the  first,  not  as  a  summer  diver- 
sion, but  as  one  of  the  most  serious  of  modern  life,  deserving 
our  best  thought  and  effort,  believing  that  as  great  a  service 
can  be  rendered  to  the  public  in  this  way  as  by  founding  a  new 
library  or  school. 

We  take  great  pride  in  what  is  already  accomplished  and 
wish  our  personal  friends  to  know  more  of  it,  and  are  therefore 

rlnh  handbook   to  those  .who  we 


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Lake  Placid  Club 


Organized  1895 


IVlorningside  Moose  Island. 

Adirondack:  Lodge 

4  Heart  of  the  Adirondacks ' 


HANDBOOK 


>.. 

MORNINGSIDE    N.  Y. 


Spelling 

Simplified  spellings  used  are  recommended  by  the  English  philological  society  and 
the  American  philological  association  including  the  leading  language  scholars  of 
Oxford,  Cambridge  and  the  American  universities,  also  by  the  latest  and  most  authori- 
tativ  dictionaries.  The  full  list  is  in  the  body  of  the  Standard,  appended  to  the  Cen- 
tury and  prefixt  to  Webster.  


CONTENTS 


Circular 

Object 

Not  a  hotel 

Distinctly  features 

Location 

Plant 

Annual  improvements 

Golf  and  athletics 

Boating 

Canoe  club 

Cooperation 


5 
5 
5 
7 
q 
9 

10 
ii 

12 
12 
12 


Method  and  effect  of  coopera- 
tion 14 
Economy  15 
Membership  17 
Engaging  rooms  1 7 
Prices  18 
Invariable  prices  19 
Half  rates  19 
Staff  20 
Season  20 
Postoffice  address  20 
Distinctiv  features  21 
Who  ought  not  to  come  21 
What  the  club  does  not  have  2 1 
Sensationalism  21 
Display  22 
Elaborate  menu  22 
Late  hours  22 
Objectionable  guests  22 
Objectionable  outsiders  23 
Variable  prices  23 
Transients  23 
What  the  club  does  have  23 
Location  23 
Estate  25 
Buildings  25 
Fire  protection  25 
Fire  escapes  26 
Accidents  26 
Sanitation  26 
Furniture  26 
Cleanliness  27 


Comforts  and  conveniences 
Health 
Tea  room 
Suites 

Freedom  of  choice 
Amusements 
Libraries 
Health  menu 

Lake  Placid  club  specialties 
Report  and   announcements  to 

members  1900  37 

Improvements  for  1900  38 

Superintendent  38 

Table  38 

Laundry  39 

Office    '  39 

Change  of  name  39 

New  rules  on 


i  Firearms 


39 


2  Use  vs  abuse  of  property      39 

3  Freedom  vs  license  40 

4  Smoking  40 

5  Music  40 

6  Dancing  4O 

7  Evening  noise  40 

8  Builders'  noise  40 
Children  40 
Tutors  41 
Physicians  and  nurses  41 
Library  41 
Photografs  42 
Museum  and  zoo  42 
Gifts  43 
Clubhouse  43 
Tents  43 
Gambrels  43 
Piazzas  44 
Hot  water  heat  44 
Suites  and  private  baths  45 
Fire  protection  45 
Golf  45 
Rowing,  sailing  and  paddling  46 
Bathing  and  swimming  46 


CONTENTS 


Canoe  club 

46 

Tents 

91 

^  Regattas,   races  and    tourna- 

Adirondack Lodge 

93 

ments 

47 

Club  specialties 

97 

Driving 

47 

Plousekeeping 

97 

Forest  courts 

47 

Suites 

97 

Excursions 

47 

Suite  list 

99 

Indoor  amusements 

48 

Rented  only  as  a  whole 

99 

Estate 

48 

Furniture 

101 

Electric  power 

48 

Fireplaces 

101 

Roads 

48 

Terms 

101 

Flower  garden 

19 

Engaging  rooms 

101 

Mirror  Lake  inn 

49 

Prices 

103 

Farm 

49 

Extras 

103 

Shops 

50 

Special  suites 

103 

Expenses 

50 

Invariable  prices 

105 

New  printed  matter 

5i 

Half  rates 

105 

R  Supplement  to  annual  report 

51 

Season 

105 

Changes  in  Gambrels 

52 

Postoffice  address 

105 

Floor  plans  and  prices 

53 

Adirondack  map 

106 

Lakeside  clubhouse 

55 

Club  map 

107 

Gambrels 

59 

House  list 

108 

Balsams 

63 

Report  and  announcement 

to 

Baygrove 

64 

members  1901 

141 

Cabin 

65 

New  buildings 

142 

Clematis 

65 

Housekeeping 

142 

Golden 

65 

Estate 

143 

Eastgate 

65 

Farms 

143 

Edgehill 

65 

Maple  sugar 

143 

Edgewater 

66 

Brookwood  spring 

143 

Fernwood  (Nook) 

72 

Improvements 

143 

Forest 

67 

Golf 

144 

Garden 

69 

Boating 

145 

Hillside 

70 

Swimming  school 

145 

Nook  (Fernwood) 

72 

Driving 

145 

Northgate 

73 

Climbing 

146 

North  lakehouse 

75 

B'orest  courts 

146 

Orchard 

76 

Music 

146 

Outlook 

77 

Library 

146 

Pines 

79 

Kindergarten 

147 

Pine  lodge 

80 

Traind  nurses 

I47 

Seven  Gables 

82 

New  publications 

147 

Sunnyside 

85 

Photografy 

147 

Theanoguen 

86 

Photografs 

147 

Wayside 

86 

Half  tones 

147 

Westside  lakehouse 

87 

Calendars  and  blotters 

147 

Winona 

88 

Oil  sketches 

148 

Woodbine 

89 

Engagement  of  rooms 

148 

Woodside  lodge 

90 

Finances 

148 

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LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Method  and  effect  of  cooper- 
ation 149 
Club  bonds  150 
Membership  151 
Introductions  151 
Associates  151 
Members  151 
Life  members  152 
Honorary  members  152 
Council  152 
Organization  153 
Introductions  153 
Reference  letter  154 
Early  and  late  visits  155 
Amusements  and  environment  157 
Club  specialty,  attractiv  out- 
door recreations  159 
Location  160 
Club  estate  '  162 
Club  map  164 
Morningside     woods      and 

groves  165 

Equipment  165 

Children's  amusements  165 

Outdoor  amusements  166 

Maps  1 66 

Adirondack  Lodge  167 

Moose  island  169 

Overlook  1 70 

West  hights  171 

Protection    of    grounds  and 

woods  171 

Picnic  debris  171 

Departments  171 

Walks  172 
Check  list  of  49  short  walks    172 

Mountain  climbing  176 

Guides  177 
Check  list  of  90    mountains 

within  15  miles  178 
Check  list  of  147  lakes,  passes, 

falls,  within  15  miles  180 
Cycling  185 
Cooperation  185 
Driving  185 
Saddle  horses  188 
Driving  equipment  188 
Check  list  of  84  drives,  dis- 
tances and  prices  189 


Prices  by  week  or  month  193 
Board  193 
Transfers  193 
Athletic  club  194 
Subclubs  194 
Track  and  team  athletics  195 
Forest  courts  195 
Tennis  196 
Tether  tennis  196 
Roque  and  croquet  196 
Other  outdoor  sports  196 
Athletic  supplies  196 
Rent  of  clubs,  balls,  etc.  197 
Athletic  field  197 
Athletic  instruction  197 
Swimming  school  198 
Bathing  198 
Boating  and  bathing  acci- 
dents 199 
Boating  199 
Regattas,  races  and  tourna- 
ments 200 
Excursions  201 
Bowling  201 
Lake  and  cathedral  fires  201 
Float  nights  202 
Golf  202 
Caddies  205 
Indoor  amusements  205 
Libraries  205 
Addresses  206 
Entertainments  207 
Music  208 
Dancing  208 
Dramatics  208 
Shuffleboard  209 
Photografy  209 
Museum  209 
Gifts  210 

210 
210 

Bird  lessons  210 
How  to -reduce  living  expenses 

at  the  club  213 

What  adds  to  cost  of  rooms  215 
Annual  dues  of  members  and 

associates  217 

Hay  fever  exemption  219 

Club  printed  matter  220 

Index  221 


Kindergarten 
Tutors 


Clubhouse  1899 


Circular 

The  Lake  Placid  Club  is 
not  open  to  the  public,  but 
has  ample  accommodations 
for  more  than  its  present 
membership,  and  to  keep 
cooperativ  cost  at  the  limit 
fixt,  wishes  all  its  rooms 
occupied  as  fast  as  it  finds 
thuroly  congenial  people. 
It  increases  its  numbers 
only  on  personal  invita- 
tions by  members  to  those 
who  would  add  to  the  at- 
tractions of  the  club  home  at  Morningside.  This  circular  is  to 
send  as  a  suggestion  for  the  summer  to  such  friends,  who  if 
interested  can  get  fuller  information  described  on  p.  20. 

Object.  Cooperation  among  congenial  people  secures  the 
privileges  of  an  ideal  summer  home  in  ideal  surroundings.  It 
is  organized  and  administerd  solely  to  give  the  greatest  possible 
new  health  and  strength  for  the  coming  year  for  time  and 
money  spent  to  secure  7  things:  health,  comfort  and  con- 
venience, quiet  and  rest,  congenial  companionship,  attractiv 
recreations,  beautiful  natural  surroundings,  and  as  moderate 
living  expenses  as  is  consistent  with  high  standards  in  each  of 
the  above  chief  aims.  For  the  unusual  advantages  secured 
by  7  years  of  earnest,  skilful,  conscientious  work  and  liberal 
expenditure  see  these  heads  in  the  Handbook. 

Not  a  hotel.  The  club  is  a  cooperativ  summer  home  of  a 
large  number  of  congenial  people.  Having  no  transient  guests, 
it  differs  as  much  from  the  atmosphere,  spirit  and  management 
of  a  hotel  as  a  refined  private  home  differs  from  a  conventional 
boarding  house.  The  table  and  houses  are  in  charge  of  ac- 
knowledged experts  in  domestic  science  who  have  a  fixt  salary 

Spelling.  Simplified  spellings  used  are  recommended  by  the  English 
philological  society  and  the  American  philologcial  association  including  the 
leading  language  scholars  of  Oxford,  Cambridge  and  the  American  univer- 
sities, also  by  the  latest  and  most  authoritativ  dictionaries,  which  give  the 
full  list  in  the  body  of  the  Standard,  appended  to  the  Century  and  prefixt 
to  Webster. 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


North  end  of  Morningside  from  Westwood 

with  no  direct  interest  in  receipts.  The  club  plans  are  shaped 
by  prominent  workers  in  the  new  science  of  home  economics, 
who  hold  their  annual  conferences  at  the  club.  A  leading  pur- 
pose is  to  show  practically  that  the  most  attractiv  home  and 
table  may  also  in  the  highest  degree  illustrate  the  teaching  of 
modern  science  as  to  health  and  home  comforts.  It  is  no  place 
for  display.  It  believes  in  early  hours,  informality  and  simplicity . 
It  hopes  to  be  proof  against  all  inroads  of  mere  fashion. 


Whiteface  from  road  east  of  club 


CIRCULAR 


Forest 


Distinctiv  features. 

The  club  has  clearly 
defined  features  which 
distinguish  it  from 
other  clubs  as  well  as 
from  hotels.  It  has 
no  bar  or  cigar  stand, 
no  gambling,  stock 
ticker,  partizan  poli- 
tics, sensationalism  or 
similar  'excitements,' 
no  elaborate  jewelry, 
toilets,  display  or  fash- 
ion ;  no  pretentious 
menu ;  no  noise  after 
10  p.  m. ;  no  consump- 
tivs  or  other  guests  against  whom  there  is  any  reasonable  moral, 
social,  race  or  physical  objection ;  no  beggars,  tramps,  pedlers, 
4  entertainers '  or  other  solicitors,  and  no  '  transients. '  Fees  and 
tips  are  absolutely  prohibited,  as  in  all  well  managed  clubs. 
It  does  have  however  better  and  stronger  buildings,  unusual 
protection  against  fire, 
drowning,  and  other  acci- 
dents, with  organized  fire 
and  lake  patrol,  sanitary 
precautions  that  are  thuro 
in  fact  and  not  simply  on 
paper,  all  waste  daily  car- 
ried 2  miles  away,  absolute 
cleanliness  in  and  out  of 
sight,  .its  own  farms  and 
gardens  to  maintain  food 
supply  standards,  a  tea 
room  open  day  and  even- 
ing for  light  refreshments, 
3  libraries  of  over  1000 
carefully  chosen  volumes 
and  20  current  periodicals, 


largest  variety  of  attractiv 


High  falls,  Wilmington  road 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Club  landing,  St  Eustace  church,  Mirror  lake 

and  healthful  outdoor  and  indoor  recreations,  a  '  health  menu  ' 
including  all  the  most  approved  special  foods  and  preparations. 
The  great  reputation  is  for  the  table,  which  is  not  that  of  a 
hotel  but  of  a  private  home  able  to  command  the  best  in  every 
item.  The  chief  distinctly  feature  is  provision  for  freedom  of 
choice  to  suit  various  individual  tastes  and  needs. 


28 

tm 


West  from  Seven  Gables  piazza 


CIRCULAR 


The  club  is  pland  specially  for:  i)  children  and  families; 
2)  the  overwork!  or  convalescent  needing  special  building  up 
for  the  coming  year's  work;  3)  the  athletic  who  wish  the  best 
possible  opportunities  and  facilities  for  vigorous  outdoor  life. 
Its  standard  is  sumd  up  in  the  rule  of  the  trustees  that  every- 
thing affecting  health  must  be  done  and  every  room  built, 
furnisht  and  cared  for  to  the  last  detail  as  conscientiously  as  if  for 
a  private  owner's  most  delicate  child. 

Location.  The  leading 
American  authority  on 
parks,  after  detaild  personal 
inspection,  said:  'It  is  the 
most  attractiv  location  for 
such  a  private  mountain 
park  I  have  ever  seen.  I 
doubt  if  another  can  be 
found  in  America  which 
combines  in  so  small  a  space 
more  attractions  of  moun- 
tain views,  lakes  and  for- 
ests.' Lake  Placid  is  gen- 
erally conceded  to  be  most 
beautiful  of  the  hundreds  of 
attractiv,  health-giving  re- 
sorts in  the  great  forest. 
The  wonderful  tonic  properties  of  the  air  have  given  it  world- 
wide fame  as  a  haven  for  the  tired  and  exhausted  who  wish  to 
build  up  rapidly.  Hay  fever  victims  report  it  the  safest  refuge 
yet  found.  The  Village  improvement  society  year  book, 
explaining  its  many  remarkable  advantages,  can  be  had  of  the 
club  secretary.  Half  tones1  in  this  circular  suggest  nature's 
attractions  about  the  club  home. 

Plant.  The  club  has  2500  acres  of  grounds,  golf  links,  for- 
est, fields  and  farms  on  lakes  Placid  and  Mirror  and  on  5  rivers, 
East  and  West  outlets,  Chub,  Elba  and  Ausable,  and  numerous 

i  Mounted  carbon  photographs  may  be  had  from  the  artist,  C.  D.  Moses, 
Lake  Placid,  N.  Y.  or  at  the  club:  size  A,  4  x  5  in.  300;  B,  3  x  9  in.  soc;  C, 
5  x  8  in.  6oc;  D,  4  x  loin.  6oc;  E,  6}£  x  8>£  in-  75c;  F,  8  x  10  in.  $i ;  pano- 
rama of  Mirror  lake  ready  for  framing,  mat  5  x  13  in.  6oc;  9  x  22  in.  $2; 
15  x  40  in.  $7. 


Club  road  from  station 


10 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


mountain  brooks.  It  has  many  groves  and  woods,  with  camp 
and  picnic  grounds,  3  water  powers,  engines,  dynamo,  4  boilers, 
water  works  and  city  drainage  system  and  railroad  siding  for 
club  freight  house  and  storage.  It  has  new  and  completely 
equipt  central  clubhouse,  with  5  public  and  3  private  dining 
rooms,  2  parlors,  3  libraries,  writing  rooms,  3  sun  rooms, 
theater,  card  rooms,  music  and  dancing  room,  ladies  billiard, 
pool,  writing  and  dressing  rooms,  barber  shop  and  various  other 
public  rooms,  and  67  private  rooms  including  13  suites  with 
baths.  There  are  26  cottages  and  lodges  of  private  rooms, 

with  17  free  public  and  25  pri- 
vate bathrooms,  10  tents,  steam 
and  hand  laundries,  -long  and 
short  golf  links  with  2  golf 
houses  and  library,  livery  and 
private  stables  with  box  stalls, 
4  lakehouses,  6  boathouses, 
with  motor  launch  and  80  row 
and  sail  boats  including  canoe 
house,  library  and  20  canoes, 
31  free  bath  cabins,  3  farms, 
3  gardens,  central  cold  storage 
and  7  ice  houses,  carpenter, 
cabinet,  paint,  boat,  metal 
working,  plumbing,  blacksmith 
and  harness  shops  and  other 
needed  buildings.  Steam  boil- 
ers furnish  ample  hot  water  for  the  42  baths  and  67  lavatories, 
and  over  100  hot  water  radiators  make  the  central  houses  warm 
enough  for  the  most  delicate  even  in  the  coldest  November 
weather.  The  club  has  in  all  over  80  buildings  large  and 
small  on  its  2500  acres,  and  provides  rooms,  meals,  horses, 
boats,  golf  and  other  outdoor  sports  and  indoor  games  and 
amusements  and  whatever  else  is  found  desirable  and  prac- 
ticable in  such  a  vacation  home. 

Annual  improvements.  Started  in  a  small,  tentativ  way 
in  1895,  the  club  has  grown  lo-fold  in  5  years.  Additions  and 
improvements  for  1899  were  more  than  3  previous  years 
together.  Those  for  1900  were  still  more  important.  Work  is 


Winona  wood  path 


CIRCULAR 


Peak  of  Whiteface  i 

begun  in  the  fall  to  insure  entire  freedom  from  noise  and  con- 
fusion of  building  operations  after  the  season  opens. 

Golf  and  athletics.  The  finest  mountain  views  of  the 
Adirondacks  are  from  the  club  links,  famous  for  their  natural 
advantages  but  heretofore  lacking  costly  improvements.  80 
acres  were  added  to  the  first  100  in  1899.  The  leading  Scotch 
expert  laid  out  both  a  6-hole  course  of  1141  yards  for  ladies  and 
beginners  and  a  9-hole  course  of  3178  yards,  which  he 
assures  the  club  will  be  unexceld.  Land  was  also  bought  for 
extending  the  9  to  18  holes  as  soon  as  needed.  The  greens  and 
lanes,  water  hazards  and  other  improvements,  including  2  com- 
modious golfhouses  with  separate  rooms  for  men  and  women, 
library  and  writing  tables,  stone  fireplace,  kitchen,  lockers,  lav- 
atories and  all  needed  conveniences  have  cost,  with  the  land, 
over  $20,000.  The  8  Forest  courts  and  athletic  field  provide  for 
tennis,  croquet,  basket  and  hand  ball,  quoits,  archery,  baseball, 
roque,  cricket,  a  bowling  green  and  for  other  outdoor  sports. 
All  fences  have  been  removed  and  no  cattle  are  allowd  on  the 
200  acres  set  apart  for  athletics.  A  boat  landing  is  at  the  foot 
of  the  new  road  cut  from  lake  to  golfhouse,  now  reacht  by 
carriage  roads  and  bicycle  and  foot  paths  from  3  directions. 


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LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Lake  P 


Boating.  The  club  fleet 
of  80  small  boats,  now  easily 
the  best  in  the  Adirondacks, 
includes  26  new  boats  made 
in  the  club  shop  and  a  large 
selection  from  the  best  Amer- 
ican makers  of  guide  and  row 
boats,  skiffs,  gigs,  paddling, 
sailing,  canvas  and  birch  bark 
canoes,  working,  family,  sail 
and  other  favorit  small  boats. 
Canoe  club.  The  unusual 
safety  of  Mirror  peculiarly 
adapts  it  to  paddling  and  sail- 
ing canoes.  The  Morningside 
canoe  club  started  in  1900  with 
20  paddling  or  sailing  canoes, 
nearly  all  new  and  including  the  best  Spalding,  St  Lawrence, 
Canada,  Peterboro,  canvas  and  birch  bark  models.  The  new 
2  story  canoe  house,  26  x  52,  is  specially  fitted  for  comfort  and 
convenience  with  balconies,  dressing  rooms,  lockers,  waiting 
room,  repair  shop  and  above  the  lake  library  with  open  fire. 

Cooperation.     This  club  was  devised  as  the  practical  and 
economical  solution  to  one  of  the  most  perplexing  problems  of 


Club  carry     Placid  to  Mirr< 


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grounds  from  west  side  of  Mirror  lake 

modern  life:  how  to  get  from  the  annual  outing  the  most  new 
strength  and  health  for  the  coming  year's  work.  Cooperation 
has  solvd  many  other  problems,  and  is  specially  adapted 
to  this.  Several  essentials  to  a  wholly  satisfactory 
summer  can  be  controld  only  by  some  organization  among 
those  of  similar  tastes  and  means:  e.  g.  the  house  and  the 
people  admitted,  beds,  table,  sanitary  conditions,  ample  piazzas 
and  grounds  and  various  comforts,  conveniences  and  amuse- 


'  There's  iron  in  our 
northern  winds 

Our  pines  are  trees 
of  healing' 


West  from  Pines  piazza 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Seven  Gables  from  Pine  lodge 

ments.  In  nearly  every  summer  resort  something  is  so  unsat- 
isfactory as  to  menace  health  or  comfort  or  both  and  forbid  a 
return.  By  well-administerd  cooperation  much  of  the  waste  of 
summer  hotels  can  be  avoided,  and  those  wishing  the  same 
things  can  get  them  without  paying  for  what  they  do  not  desire. 
Method  and  effect  of  cooperation.  All  receipts  from 
table,  kitchen,  farms,  gardens,  service,  laundries,  livery,  excur- 
sions, golf,  athletics  and  other  amusements,  telegraph,  post- 
office,  barber  shop,  etc.  are  spent  by  the  superintendent  solely 
to  give  the  most  possible  to  members.  No  one  desires  financial 
profit  from  them.  The  larger  they  can  be  made  each  year  the 
better  the  club  will  be  for  that  year.  The  members  furnish  no 
capital  and  assume  no  risks  of  deficits.  They  pay  a  fixt  price 
only  enough  to  cover  actual  cost  of  maintenance  and  a  reason- 
able rent  for  the  use  of  the  completely  furnisht  plant  built  and 
maintaind  for  this  special  use.  The  Lake  Placid  Co.  is  a  cor- 
poration composed  wholly  of  club  members  who  own  this  plant 
and  furnish  needed  capital  and  assume  all  risks  and  responsi- 
bilities and  accept  as  interest  on  their  investment  the  rent 
receivd  from  houses,  rooms  and  boats.  Members  thus  get  the 
benefit  of  pure  cooperation  without  the  financial  risks  inevi- 
table if  they  ownd  the  costly  plant,  or  the  indefinitness  if  cost 
were  not  decided  till  the  season  accounts  were  balanced.  Thru 


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the  advice  of  the  council  of  representative  members,  standards 
and  methods  are  made  what  the  club  as  a  whole  prefers  in  its 
summer  home. 

Economy.  By  our  cooperativ  plan,  members  get  their 
summer  outing  without  business  or  housekeeping  cares  or 
worry,  and  without  investment  or  financial  liability  beyond  the 
$10  annual  fee.  Experience  shows  that  average  cost  would  be 
one  fifth  more  for  similar  accommodations  at  hotels,  which 
lack  the  charm  of  a  congenial  club  not  open  to  the  public. 
This  saving  is  possible  because : 

i  Prices  of  meals,  service,  laundry,  livery  and  amusements 
cover  only  cost  of  maintenance  thus  saving  usual  profits,  e.  g. 
the  largest  and  finest  private  baths  which  bring  $15  a  week  at 

hotels  are  only  $7; 
apollinaris  and  sim- 
ilar waters  sold  at 
hotels  at  4oc  or  5oc 
for  quarts  and  25C 
for  pints  are  only 
i5c  and  25c;  mes- 
senger service  usu- 
ally i5C  is  5C  for 
each  quarter  hour. 
2  Many  things 
charged  as  extras 
at  hotels  are  free  at 
the  club,  e.  g.  hot 
and  cold  baths  in  17 
public  bathrooms, 
excursion  and  picnic 
lunches,  local,  club 
and  room  tele- 
phones, 30  bath  cab- 
ins, athletic  fields, 
short  golf  course, 
14  tennis  and  other 
courts,  flowers,  dark 
room,  20  periodicals, 

West  Ausable  river  on  east  road  from  club  3     club     libraries     of 


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LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Between  Mirror  and  Placid  from  Mt  Whitney 

1000  volumes  and   Lake   Placid  library  of  1300.       Paying   its 
employees  higher  wages,  it  absolutely  prohibits  all  fees  and  tips. 

3  The  heavy  expenses  of  newspaper  and  agency  advertising 
for  guests  each  year  are  saved,  as  the  club  has  in  its  members 
a  permanent  constituency  wishing  to  bring  or  send   desirable 
friends.        This     both   secures   agreeable   companionship   and 
because   of  larger    numbers  reduces    average    expenses,    thus 
giving  all  better  returns  for  the  prices  fixt. 

4  The  half  rates  for  rooms,  baths  and  boats  early  and  late 
keep  the  houses  full  to  a  degree  not  possible  in  a  hotel. 

5  Members,  whether  they  come  every  season  or  not,  pay 
the  annual  fee  of  $10  till  they  resign.      200  members  thus  pay 
$2000  yearly,  which  helps  meet  expenses  for  that  season. 

6  Our  skilful  managers  understand   the  rare  art  of  main- 
taining without  lavish  expenditure  the  high  standards  desired 
by  those  seeking  complete   comfort  and  freedom  from   petty 
annoyances.     Everything  is  bought  at  the  lowest  rates  for  cash, 
and  waste,  so  serious  in   hotels,  is  reduced  to  a  minimum   by 
special  efforts  of  the  staff  with  the  aid  of  the  members,  each  of 
whom  has  a  direct  interest  in  every  saving,  as  prices  must  be 
higher  or  quality  poorer  without  such  cooperation. 


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The  Handbook  explains  how  members  can  still  farther 
reduce  living  expenses  by  building  or  leasing  cottages  or  suites 
and  owning  their  own  furniture,  boats  and  horses,  and  by  com- 
plete or  partial  housekeeping  with  the  privilege  of  buying  from 
the  club  kitchen  any  supplies  of  food,  cookt  or  uncookt.  Total 
expenses,  specially  for  families,  can  thus  be  made  much  lower 
than  the  charge  for  less  desirable  accommodations  at  hotels. 

Membership.  No  one  is  admitted  to  full  membership  till 
he  has  spent  a  season  at  the  club  as  an  associate  or  guest  and 
knows  that  he  is  in  cordial  sympathy  with  its  aims  and  methods. 
No  one  will  be  receivd  as  a  member  or  guest  against  whom 
there  can  be  any  reasonable  physical,  social  or  race  objection. 
This  excludes  absolutely  all  consumptivs  or  other  invalids 

whose  presence  might  en- 
danger health  or  modify 
freedom  or  enjoyment  of 
others.  This  invariable 
rule  is  rigidly  enforced. 
See  circular  I  on  intro- 
ductions. 

Engaging  rooms.  The 
club  is  not  for  transient 
guests  but  is  a  summer 
home  for  families,  open 
only  to  members  and 
their  guests.  Others  may 
be  admitted  for  a  first 
visit  only  on  introduction 
of  2  members  or  on  ref- 
ciubhouse  1898  erences  approved  by  the 

trustees.  Such  guests  may  become  associates  for  the  current 
season  by  paying  the  $10  fee  required  of  all  members,  and  have 
the  same  privileges  except  the  right  to  issue  invitations  and 
privilege  cards. 

Rooms  are  not  reservd  for  August  unless  as  part  of  an 
engagement  of  6  weeks  or  more,  as  it  is  manifestly  unfair  to 
turn  out  those  wishing  to  spend  the  summer  to  make  room  for 
short  visits  at  the  most  crowded  season.  Definit  rooms  maybe 
reservd  for  4  weeks  or  more  if  wholly  in  the  first  or  second 


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LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Cascade  lake  on  southeast  road  from  club 

half  of  the  season;  i.  e.  if  the  engagement  ends  by  August  10, 
or  begins  not  earlier  than  August  1 1 .  Rooms  reservd  for  shorter 
periods  are  subject  to  change  if  necessary  to  accommodate 
those  engaging  for  the  season  or  completing  suites,  the  member 
moved  being  provided  with  other  satisfactory  quarters. 

Prices.  Board  and  room  in  midseason  is  from  $14  to 
$52.50  a  week;  before  July  10  and  after  September  10,  $12.25 
to  $31.50.  These  prices  are  made  by  charging  meals  and  rooms 
separately.  If  2  or  more  occupy  one  room  it  greatly  reduces 
cost  as  no  extra  charge  is  made  (except  $i  a  week  for  care  and 
laundry)  if  an  extra  bed  is  required.  Meals  are  at  actual  cost: 
$1.50  a  day;  children  under  12  and  maids  $i  a  day  in  the  east 
and  center  dining  rooms. 

The  standard  club  rooms,  B,  are  $1.50  and  $2  a  day.  The 
smaller,  or  C  rooms,  none  of  which  have  open  fires  or  other 
extras,  are  5oc  and  $i  a  day.  The  choicest  and  largest,  or  A 
rooms  with  private  baths,  open  fires,  desks,  study  lamps,  easy 
chairs,  couches,  bookcases  or  other  extras  are  $3,  $4  and  $5 
a  day.  Private  baths  are  $i  a  day. 

There  are  no  transient  guests  or  prices.  For  convenience 
the  full  season  price  is  divided  into  days.  From  this  there  is 
therefore  no  reduction  except  half  rates  on  rooms,  baths  and 


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boats  before  July  10  and  after  September  16.  The  price  of 
all  rooms  includes  also  privileges  of  the  club  and  must  cover  not 
only  care  and  maintenance  of  rooms  but  of  the  whole  great 
estate  and  public  rooms  and  various  privileges  free  to  all. 
(See  p.  14  and  15.)  There  are  rooms  at  7  prices,  from  5oc  to 
$5  a  day,  for  those  who  wish  to  economize  closely  as  well 
as  for  those  who  wish  every  comfort  and  luxury.  When  price 
of  rooms  is  combined  with  meals  and  other  things  charged  at 
cost  or  entirely  free  total  bills  will  be  found  much  less  than 
for  similar  accommodations  in  hotels.  Circular^,  Floor  plans, 
shows  size,  exposure,  windows,  doors,  closets,  fires  and  price  of 
each  room,  house  and  tent. 


Club's  Moose  island  from  Eagle's  Eyrie,    300  acres 

Invariable  prices.  The  common  hotel  practice  of  'charg- 
ing as  much  as  the  case  will  bear'  has  never  been  allowd. 
Every  room  and  every  item  of  expense  has  its  price  plainly 
printed  and  this  can  be  changed  no  more  than  the  price  of 
postage  stamps.  Each  guest  is  thus  sure  of  the  most  favorable 
terms  without  the  humiliation  of  'bargaining. ' 

Half  rates.  To  induce  visits  out  of  the  crowded  season, 
rooms,  private  baths  and  boats  are  only  half  price  before  July 
10  and  after  September  10. 


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LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Staff.  Mr  Frank  A.  Craig,  late  of  the  Virginia  Hot  Springs 
and  the  Royal  Ponciana,  is  superintendent.  Miss  Maria  Daniell, 
late  superintendent  of  the  Boston  School  of  housekeeping,  is 
manager,  and  Mrs  Kate  M.  Jones  of  Paul  Smith's  and  the 
Mirror  Lake  hotel,  is  housekeeper. 

Season.  Midseason  with  full  staff  in  all  departments  is 
from  July  10  to  September  10.  The  club  is  open  from  June  i 
to  November  i,  or  5  months  each  year,  with  as  large  a  staff  and 
such  service  as  the  number  of  members  in  residence  warrants. 

Postoffice  address.  From  June  i  to  Nov.  i  Lake  Placid 
Club,  Morningside,  Essex  co.  N.  Y. ;  the  rest  of  the  year,  Mrs 
Melvil  Dewey,  Secretary,  315  Madison  av.  Albany,  N.  Y. 

The  club  issues  various  circulars  and  gladly  sends  informa- 
tion to  those  interested,   but  to  avoid  mistakes  as   to  what  is 
wanted  initial  in  list  below  should  be  used  in  writing  for  it. 
O  Briefest  outline  of  objects  and  methods.      16  pages. 
C  48  page  descriptiv  circular  with  20  half  tones. 
D  Distinctiv  features  differentiating  the  club  from  hotels.    32p. 
A  Amusements,  recreations,  cost.    Boating,  golf,  athletics,  etc. 
F  Floor  plans  and  complete  price  lists.     Views  of  cottages. 
Hf  Hay  fever  immunity.     M  Members  and  guests,  partial  list. 
P  Half  tone  pictures.      I  Introductions.     S  Club  specialties. 
R  Annual  report  and  announcements  to  members. 
H  Large,  illustrated,  indext  handbook,  including  all  preceding. 
V  Village  improvement  society  year  book  on  Lake  Placid  as  a 
summer  home.      Location,  climate  and  all  details. 


Whiteface  from  club  s  Moose  island 


Distinct! v    fea.tt.ires 

The  large  scale  of  the  club  estate,  buildings  and  conve- 
niences makes  it  necessary  to  increase  its  present  membership  in 
order  to  pay  expenses  without  raising  fees  or  prices.  The  club 
is  therefore  glad  to  learn  of  new  people  in  full  sympathy  with 
its  distinctiv  aims. 

Who  ought  not  to  come.  The  chief  element  of  success  in 
any  social  club  is  the  members  themselves.  But  we  think  it  a 
positiv  injury  instead  of  a  gain  to  grow  by  accepting  members 
not  in  cordial  sympathy  with  our  distinctiv  features.  The  fol- 
lowing frank  statement  is  to  prevent  those  from  coming  whose 
satisfaction  is  dependent  on  things  which  we  do  not  care  for 
and  to  whom  the  atmosphere  of  the  club  would  not  be  con- 
genial. One  visitor  wrote  to  a  friend  that  he  had  found  '  a 
summer  resort  with  3  unabridged  dictionaries  and  no  bar  or 
cigar  stand. '  Some  who  have  never  made  actual  trial  criticize 
the  unusual  club  standards  and  hesitate  to  'limit  their  freedom' 
by  coming  under  its  rules.  But  in  fact  there  are  no  rules, 
except  such  as  all  cultivated  families  by  common  consent 
observe.  Every  one  is  free  to  do  whatever  he  prefers  as  long 
as  it  does  not  interfere  with  the  rights  or  comfort  of  other  mem- 
bers. Those  unwilling  to  accept  this  standard  should  not  come 
to  the  club. 

What  the  club  does  not  have 

The  club  is  not  a  reformatory  and  annoys  no  guest  as  to 
purely  personal  matters  not  affecting  others,  but  the  atmosphere 
of  the  place  is  noticeably  what  parents  prefer  for  their  children 
during  the  formativ  period.  There  is  no  bar  or  cigar  stand, 
either  public  or  private.  No  employee  may  use  liquor  or 
tobacco  nor  can  either  be  sold  anywhere  on  club  property. 
Commodious  piazzas  and  smoking  rooms  with  open  fires  are 
provided  for  smokers,  who  as  a  courtesy  to  those  who  dislike 
smoke,  refrain  from  smoking  in  parlors,  libraries,  ladies  billiard 
and  pool  rooms  or  on  ladies  piazzas. 

Sensationalism.  No  gambling  on  even  the  smallest  scale 
is  allowd.  There  is  no  stock  ticker  or  Wall  street  reports. 
The  telegraph  and  telephone  offices  bulletin  all  important  news 

D5oP33Myo 


22  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

as  it  comes  in,  but  horse  racing,  prize  fighting,  speculation, 
partizan  politics  and  similar  city  '  excitements '  are  kept  as 
much  as  possible  in  the  background. 

Display.  There  is  no  respect  for  mere  fashion.  Elaborate 
toilets  and  jewelry  are  recognized  as  entirely  out  of  place. 
There  is  no  elaborately  carvd,  upholsterd  or  otherwise  costly 
furniture,  except  that  beds  and  mattresses  are  of  the  highest 
grade,  chairs  the  most  comfortable,  plumbing  and  drainage  the 
safest  that  our  sanitary  experts  can  provide.  We  believe  every- 
thing fancy  or  extravagant  out  of  place  in  an  Adirondack  home, 
and  spend  no  money  for  display.  Hard  wood  floors  and  rugs, 
as  necessary  for  the  highest  standards  of  healthfulness,  are  used 
to  the  exclusion  of  carpets. 

Elaborate  menu.  Our  menu  is  much  shorter  than  that  of 
pretentious  hotels.  Each  article  is  the  best  of  its  kind  obtain- 
able, as  is  the  cooking,  but  table  and  service  are  that  of  a 
private  home,  not  of  restaurant  or  hotel.  Meals  are  charged  to 
members  at  actual  cost,  $1.50  a  day.  Those  coming  from  high 
priced  hotels  often  express  a  strong  preference  for  the  simpler 
club  table,  regardless  of  its  lower  price.  It  aims,  and  experts 
say  successfully,  to  exemplify  the  best  teachings  of  science  as 
to  foods  and  their  healthful  and  attractiv  preparation.  Some 
object  to  being  fed  scientifically  because  they  like  '  good  liv- 
ing. '  After  a  season  at  the  club  however  they  agree  uniformly 
that  they  have  never  been  at  a  more  appetizing  table,  and  have 
never  been  so  free  from  the  many  disorders  due  to  the  defectiv 
quality,  condition  or  preparation  of  food.  The  club  linen, 
china  and  excellent  but  unpretentious  service,  its  system  of  5 
smaller  and  3  private  dining  rooms  instead  of  the  usual  great 
hall  with  its  noise  and  confusion,  and  chiefly  the  fame  of  its 
higher  standards  of  food  supplies  and  healthful  home  cooking 
are  giving  its  table  a  reputation  second  to  none. 

Late  hours.  After  10  p.  m.  there  is  no  music,  dancing  or 
other  amusements  or  noise  which  might  disturb  those  retiring 
early.  Still  it  is  not  a  sanitarium.  Members  may  sit  up  all 
night  if  they  do  not  disturb  those  to  whom  the  club  promises 
entire  quiet  from  10  p.  m.  to  8  a.  m. 

Objectionable  guests.  No  person  is  admitted  as  member 
or  guest  against  whom  there  is  any  reasonable  social,  moral, 


DISTINCTIV    FEATURES  23 

race  or  physical  objection.  This  excludes  absolutely  all  con- 
sumptivs  or  other  invalids  whose  presence  might  injure  the 
health  or  modify  the  freedom  or  enjoyment  of  others.  It  is 
useless  for  any  sufferer  from  tuberculosis,  epilepsy,  inebriety  or 
any  contagious  or  offensiv  disease  to  hope  for  an  exception  in 
his  case  because  of  influential  friends  or  by  paying  higher  prices. 
The  trustees  leave  the  superintendent  no  discretion  to  waive  or 
ignore  their  invariable  rule.  If  thru  possible  misunderstanding 
any  such  guest  arrives  at  the  club,  he  must  leave  at  once,  as  the 
rule  will  be  enforced  whatever  the  cost  or  annoyance.  How- 
ever much  they  regret  any  hardship  to  individuals,  the  trustees' 
first  duty  is  to  keep  their  pledge  to  members  of  absolute  freedom 
from  such  strain  on  sympathies  or  from  danger  to  the  suscep- 
tible of  possible  contagion,  either  physical  or  moral,  however 
remote. 

Objectionable  outsiders.  No  beggars,  tramps,  intoxi- 
cated or  disorderly  persons  are  allowd  on  the  grounds,  and  no 
pedlers,  agents  or  alleged  *  entertainers '  unless  by  permission 
of  the  committee  appointed  to  protect  against  the  undesirable 
solicitations  which  so  annoy  those  seeking  summer  rest. 

Variable  prices.  The  common  hotel  practice  of  'charging 
as  much  as  the  case  will  bear'  has  never  been  allowd.  Every 
room  and  every  item  of  expense  has  its  price  plainly  printed 
and  this  can  be  changed  no  more  than  the  price  of  postage 
stamps.  Each  guest  is  thus  sure  of  the  most  favorable  terms 
without  the  humiliation  of  'bargaining.' 

Transients.  The  club  is  not  a  hotel,  does  not  advertise, 
and  is  not  open  except  to  its  members  and  invited  guests.  There 
are  no  '  transients.'  No  person  is  admitted  for  even  a  single 
day  for  whom  there  have  not  been  trustworthy  introductions. 
Presence  at  the  club  is  thus  in  itself  a  voucher  of  character. 

What  the  club  does  have 

Location.  It  has  the  choicest  location  in  the  acknowledged 
choicest  section  of  the  entire  Adirondacks,  the  great  forest  rec- 
ognized more  widely  each  year  as  unsurpast  in  all  America  as 
a  summer  home  for  either  health  or  natural  beauties. 


DISTINCTIV    FEATURES  25 

Estate.  Instead  of  the  mere  huge  box  filled  with  rooms, 
of  which  many  summer  resorts  consist,  it  has  2500  acres  of 
forest,  fields  and  farms  carefully  selected  for  this  special  club 
use  after  long  study  by  acknowledged  experts.  These  lie  on 
both  shores  of  2  lakes,  Placid  and  Mirror;  of  5  rivers,  East 
and  West  outlets,  Chub,  Elba  and  Ausable,  and  of  a  score  of 
mountain  brooks.  It  includes  virgin  forests  and  cultivated 
fields,  woods,  groves,  mountains,  hills,  plains,  valleys,  ravines, 
glades,  dingles,  great  rocks,  high  outlooks  and  secluded  nooks, 
in  fact  almost  every  natural  Adirondack  feature  at  its  best. 
This  estate  is  treated  as  a  private  park,  the  forest  characteristics 
being  preservd  and  artificial  additions  avoided.  Miles  of  ugly 
fence  have  been  removed,  and  miles  of  private  roads,  paths 
and  trails  built.  The  most  casual  visitor  to  the  region  notices 
at  once  the  charm  of  the  grounds  and  their  treatment. 

Buildings.  Its  80  buildings,  large  and  small,  have  been 
specially  built  or  remodeld  for  its  use.  Every  detail  has  been 
most  carefully  studied  to  secure  safety,  health  and  comfort.  In 
meeting  these  standards  62  buildings  were  torn  down  in  the 
first  5  years.  In  place  of  the  flimsy  structures  so  common  in 
4  wilderness  hotels  '  we  have  more  solid  foundations,  heavier 
timbers  and  extra  bracing  to  secure  full  protection  against  the 
severe  mountain  storms  and  any  possible  extra  load. 

Fire  protection.  Instead  of  cheap  chimneys  with  danger- 
ous stovepipes,  our  chimneys  run  to  solid  foundations,  are  lined 
thruout  with  fireproof  flues,  which  give  better  draft  and  protect 
against  sparks  working  thru  cracks  where  frost  or  wind  has 
loosend  mortar.  All  fireplaces  and  open  fires  have  the  best 
close-fitting  spark  guards.  The  ordinary  zinc  or  iron  protec- 
tion against  heat  is  made  doubly  safe  by  free  use  of  asbestos 
behind  it.  There  are  no  elevators  with  their  dangerous  shafts 
to  carry  fire.  Spark  arresters  protect  chimney  tops,  and 
chemical  fire  extinguishers  are  at  every  needed  point.  A  5  0,000 
gallon  fire  tank  was  added  in  1900  with  120  ft  head  so  that  the 
many  hose  lines  throw  water  far  above  the  highest  building. 
Every  practicable  precaution  is  taken  against  the  great  possible 
danger  in  wood  buildings.  In  addition  a  careful  fire  patrol  is 
maintaind  thruout  the  night.  The  club  has  never  had  a  fire  or 
serious  accident  and  expects  to  maintain  its  record  inviolate. 


26  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

Fire  escapes.  The  buildings  are  all  low,  Clubhouse, 
Forest,  Northgate  and  laundry  being  the  only  ones  with  a  3d 
floor.  Most  rooms  have  2  or  more  ways  of  egress,  many  of 
them  over  the  upper  verandas  and  balconies,  for  which  the 
club  is  famous.  Connecting  doors  are  provided  for  emergencies 
at  many  points,  and  wherever  necessary  the  most  practicable 
fire  escapes,  usable  by  ladies  or  children,  will  also  be  provided. 

Accidents.  Similar  pains  are  taken  to  prevent  accidents, 
specially  on  the  water.  On  opposit  sides  of  the  narrow  lake 
careful  men  are  on  duty  with  life  preservers  and  lines  and  fast 
boats  ready  for  instant  use.  In  every  case  these  boats  have 
reacht  persons  in  danger  so  quickly  that  they  had  only  a 
wetting  instead  of  the  serious  results  probable  had  there  been 
no  lake  patrol.  Any  horse,  harness,  saddle  or  carriage  found 
defectiv  or  worn  so  as  to  fall  below  our  high  standard  is  with- 
drawn promptly  from  the  livery  and  any  driver  found  careless 
is  discharged. 

Sanitation.  In  disposing  of  surface  water,  drainage  and 
other  waste,  ventilation  of  cellars,  attics  and  rooms,  similar 
care  is  exercised.  Stone  walls  laid  in  Portland  cement  deflect 
water  which  might  get  under  houses  and  make  them  damp. 
No  wood  is  allowd  to  touch  the  earth  where  it  will  rot.  In 
building,  the  shavings  and  dirt  are  carefully  removed  instead  of 
being  coverd  under  flooring  and  between  joists  and  studs 
where  they  would  make  a  fire  trap  or  nest  for  mice  or  insects. 
No  tobacco  chewer  is  employd,  to  cover  up  tobacco  juice  under 
floors.  There  are  no  cesspools,  dump  heaps  or  back  doors  on 
Morningside.  The  waste  4s  carefully  taken  2  miles  away  each 
night.  Complete  city  drainage  is  kept  in  perfect  repair  under 
supervision  of  the  most  skilful  experts.  Everything  affecting 
health  is  done  and  every  room  is  built  to  the  last  detail  as  care- 
fully and  conscientiously  as  if  for  a  private  owner's  most  delicate 
child. 

Furniture.  The  club  prides  itself  on  avoiding  elaborate  or 
needlessly  costly  furniture  and  spends  little  for  mere  '  appear- 
ance,'but  it  does  spend  much  more  than  hotels  in  securing 
comforts  and  conveniences.  There  are  plenty  of  bureaus, 
chiffoniers,  rugs,  reading  lamps,  easy  chairs,  couches,  hassocks, 
hammocks,  bookcases,  study  tables,  desks  and  cases  with  draw- 


DISTINCTIV    FEATURES  27 

ers  that  do  not  stick.  If  accidents  happen,  the  club's  own 
cabinet-maker,  carpenter,  plumber  or  painter,  living  on  the 
grounds,  can  be  calld  by  telephone  and  repairs  made  at  once. 

Cleanliness.  This  essential  part  of  health  is  specially  en- 
forced for  everything  pertaining  to  the  table  and  food  supplies. 
We  have  our  own  farms  and  gardens,  and  thus  secure  a  fresh- 
ness and  neatness  impossible  where  market  vegetables  and  other 
supplies  are  *  pickt  up  '  by  pedlers  and  brought  in  to  supply 
'city  folks,'  who  would  never  eat  them  if  they  once  saw  the 
condition  of  the  place  from  which  they  came.  Our  own  shops 
for  all  repairs  and  new  buildings  insure  conscientious  ob- 
servance of  the  rules  for  cleanliness  and  safety,  which  could 
never  be  enforced  if  the  club  were  dependent  on  contractors  and 
outside  workmen. 

Comforts  and  conveniences.  Each  year  the  comment  is 
more  common  that  the  details  which  make  life  'comfortable  ' 
are  more  closely  studied  here  than  has  been  known  before.  The 
usual  conveniences  of  the  best  hotels  are  in  the  house :  Postal 
and  Western  Union  telegraph  offices,  long  distance  telephone  to 
all  points,  local  lines  to  the  neighboring  villages,  and  the  club 
system  connecting  the  various  buildings  and  the  higher  grade 
rooms,  barber,  hot  and  cold  water  at  every  turn,  hot  water 
radiators  for  cool  days,  electric  bells,  etc.  The  club  has  also 
a  messenger  service  at  nominal  charge  ($c  for  each  quarter 
hour). 

Health.  Instead  of  the  traditional  proprietor  studying 
where  he  can  reduce  expenses  without  being  detected  in  lower- 
ing the  quality,  the  club  was  founded,  built  and  is  still  ownd 
and  absolutely  controld  by  those  who  live  there  with 
their  families.  The  superintendent  has  orders  to  be  care- 
ful to  maintain  the  highest  standards  of  health,  in  every  detail 
for  every  room  and  guest,  as  if  it  were  all  for  the  largest  share- 
holder's own  family.  It  is  common  fame  among  plumbers  and 
other  workmen  that  nowhere  else  are  so  high  standards  enforced. 

Tea  room.  This  has  been  built  for  1900  to  acommodate 
those  who  are  building  up  strength  after  overwork  or  illness, 
under  orders  to  take  certain  light  foods  at  frequent  intervals, 
those  who  chance  to  be  away  at  regular  meal  hours  and  those 
who  would  often  be  glad  if  without  asking  a  special  favor  from 


DISTTNCTIV    FEATURES  29 

the  kitchen  they  could  order  freely  some  light  refreshments, 
such  as  tea,  chocolate,  cocoa,  cereal  or  malted  milk,  bouillon, 
biscuits,  cake,  sandwiches,  lemonade,  mineral  waters,  ice  cream 
and  sherbet.  This  service,  so  far  as  practicable,  will  be  avail- 
able for  private  rooms,  for  the  Winona  Wood  piazza,  lakehouse, 
smokery,  lake  library  and  canoe  club  as  well  as  in  the  private 
dining  room  in  Gambrels  set  apart  for  this  purpose. 

Suites.  The  club  is  built  for  families  and  consists  largely 
of  suites  with  parlor  (usable  as  bedroom  if  wisht)  i  to  5  rooms, 
open  fire  and  private  bath.  These  suites  are  often  divided  by 
2  or  more  small  parties  wishing  to  be  together,  but  the  club  is 
in  fact  not  mere  barracks  of  hotel  rooms  full  of  'transients'  but 
a  collection  of  families  enjoying  home  table  and  comforts  at  a 
minimum  of  cost  and  trouble. 

Freedom  of  choice.  The  club  does  not  try  to  force  each 
guest  to  use  what  the  superintendent  and  trustees  prefer,  but 
follows  the  club  rule  of  individual  freedom  in  selection.  Choice 
is  offerd  of  single,  two  thirds  or  double  iron,  wood,  folding, 
mantel  or  divan  beds;  upholsterd,  box,  Ideal,  spiral,  National  or 
woven  wire  springs;  hair  or  elastic  felt  mattresses ;  hard  or  soft 
feather  or  hair  pillows.  In  rooms  or  tents  he  can  get  any  size 
from  5oc  to  $5,  any  exposure,  dark  or  very  light,  i  to  8  win- 
dows, in  houses  with  no  babies  under  3  years,  or  in  houses  with 
no  children  under  12,  or  where  there  are  no  restrictions.  He 
may  be  in  the  Clubhouse,  or  very  near  it,  or  at  the  *  quiet  end  ' 
of  the  board  or  gravel  walks.  He  may  have  a  private  dining 
room  or  table,  or  meals  servd  in  his  room ;  have  all  meals  at 
the  club  or  provide  some  or  all  at  his  cottage.  He  may  buy 
from  the  club  kitchen  food,  cookt  or  uncookt,  at  cost  of  material 
and  service,  or  is  free  to  ship  from  home  or  buy  of  local  deal- 
ers who  will  call  for  orders  and  deliver  at  his  door.  His  laun- 
dry may  be  done  by  best  Troy  steam  machinery  or  all  by  hand. 
He  may  have  saddle  horses,  buckboards,  buggies,  surreys, 
2-wheeld  carts,  mountain  wagons,  or  luxurious  Glens  Falls  car- 
riages; may  hire  or  bring  his  own;  may  have  drivers  or,  if 
experienced,  drive  himself.  In  boats  the  club  has  a  much  larger 
variety  than  any  other  resort.  Its  80  boats  include  over  20 
different  models  and  sizes  so  that  every  taste  in  small  craft  can 
be  satisfied.  There  are  stone,  brick  and  iron  fireplaces,  wood, 


30  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

coal  and  oil  stoves,  hot  water  and  steam  radiators  and  in  1901 
electric  radiators  are  expected  to  be  available  from  the  club's 
new  power.  Houses  are  built  so  as  to  give  sun  or  shade,  breeze 
or  shelter,  as  days  and  moods  may  vary.  The  chief  distinctiv 
feature  of  the  club  is  this  provision  for  varying  tastes  and  needs 
of  different  individuals. 

Amusements.  The  special  circular  A  shows  that  the 
club  with  its  long  and  short  golf  courses,  the  14  courts,  athletic 
fields  and  ball  ground,  80  boats,  canoe  club  and  house,  3  bowling 
alleys,  billiard  and  pool  rooms  and  various  other  features  offers 
a  greater  variety  of  attractiv  and  healthful  outdoor  and  indoor 
recreations  than  any  public  hotel. 

Libraries.  The  club  has  1000  of  the  choicest  recent  books, 
including  a  special  golf  and  outdoor  library,  takes  20  of  the 
leading  periodicals,  and  pays  by  the  year  so  that  every  member 
and  guest  has  free  use  of  the  Lake  Placid  library  which  is 
across  the  lake  within  5  minutes  of  Clubhouse. 

Besides  the  library  in  the  main  house  there  is  the  lake 
library  over  the  water  31x62  feet,  two  thirds  of  the  sides  open 
in  fair  weather,  all  inclosed  in  glass  for  storms,  with  open  fires 
for  cold  days.  The  golf  library  adjoining  the  golf  house  is 
about  the  same  size  and  has  similar  provisions. 

Health  menu.  In  addition  to  the  regular  menu  the  club 
makes  a  specialty  of  keeping  on  hand  a  large  number  of  the 
modern  preparations  approved  by  physicians  as  specially  health- 
ful in  certain  cases  of  indigestion,  overwork  or  other  conditions 
where  exactly  the  right  food  has  been  found  better  than  any 
possible  medicine.  These  include  malted  and  cereal  milk, 
granum,  grape  nuts,  shredded  wheat,  rice  flakes,  granula, 
Uvada  grape  extracts,  cereal  coffee,  cocoa  shells,  etc.  Equal 
pains  are  taken  with  improved  preparations  of  standard  articles 
which  will  make  them  either  more  appetizing  or  more  easily 
digested. 

The  club  nicknames  are  significant:  '  Piazza  '  club  because 
of  the  lavish  provision  of  piazzas,  verandas  and  balconies  with 
comfortable  seats  for  lounging  chairs  and  hammocks;**  'Nookery, ' 
because  there  are  so  many  cosy  corners  and  card  rooms  where 

« The  piazza  frontage  is  7296  feet,  or  about  i>£  miles,  most  of  it  13, 
some  over  30  feet  wide ;  over  4000  feet  is  roof t. 


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little  groups  may  gather  by  themselves,  and  *  Amphibians  '  be- 
cause as  a  hotel  proprietor  opposit  said,  '  those  club  people  live 
half  the  time  in  the  lake  either  swimming,  rowing,  paddling  or 
sailing. '  The  convenient  free  bath  cabins,  swimming  school  and 
sandy  beach,  boathouses  and  docks  and  variety  of  boats  lead  peo- 
ple to  use  the  lake  lo-fold  more  than  those  at  the  average  hotel. 
The  distinctiv  features  of  the  club  are  so  numerous  that  one 
must  read  its  various  publications  to  understand  them,  specially 
circular  S  on  Lake  Placid  club  specialties,  and  A  on  Amuse- 
ments. 

Lake  Placid  Club  specialties 

FOR  CHILDREN,    THE  ATHLETIC   AND  THE  OVERWORKT 

The  club's  peculiar  organization  or  management  either 
excludes  or  does  not  attract  certain  people  but  it  has  succeeded 
in  making  a  summer  home  at  once  specially  adapted  to  each  of  4 
distinct  classes  whose  needs  have  been  tho't  so  different  as  to 
preclude  their  being  supplied  in  any  one  place.  Families 
preferring  to  be  together  often  separate  because  they  can  not 
find  a  resort  suited  to  2  or  more  of  these  4  groups. 

1  Children  who   must  have  ample  opportunity  to   romp, 
play  and  make  just  the  noise  that  makes  life  miserable  for  those 
seeking  quiet. 

2  Athletic  men,  women  and  children  whose  chief  need  is 
abundant  attractions  and  facilities  for  vigorous  outdoor  life. 

3  The  overworkt,  nervously  exhausted,  convalescent  and 
others  needing  the  greatest  quiet  and  rest  with  freedom   from 
the  iisual  annoyances  of  summer  resorts. 

4  Those  caring  most  for  social  life  and  indoor  amusements, 
music,  dancing,  tableaus,  theatricals,   afternoon  teas,  billiards, 
pool,  cards,  chess  and  numberless  evening  pastimes. 

The  club  recognizes  that  each  of  these  features  and  amuse- 
ments is  best  for  some  of  its  members  and  makes  ample  pro- 
vision for  all  by  using  separate  parts  of  its  extensiv  buildings 
and  grounds  so  that  no  class  shall  annoy  another.  For  the 
overworkt,  juvenil  and  athletic  classes  provision  is  most  unusual. 

Some  in  each  class  prefer  camping  out  while  others  demand 
comforts  and  conveniences  of  city  homes.  For  the  first  there' 
are  tents  where  those  wishing  to  sleep  under  canvas  still  have 


SPECIALTIES  33 

the  clubhouse  at  hand,  and  also  camping  outfits  for  those  who 
wish  to  try  roughing  it  with  or  without  a  guide  in  the 
primeval  forest  which  is  within  walking  distance  on  all  4  sides. 

For  those  who  demand  city  comforts  even  in  the  wilderness 
there  are  houses,  suites  and  rooms  of  which  guests  of  ten  remark 
that  equal  beds,  baths  and  conveniences  are  often  lacking  in 
city  homes  or  hotels.  Prices  for  rooms  or  tents  range  from 
5oc  to  $5  a  day,  thus  meeting  every  reasonable  requirement. 

For  children  there  are  special  rooms,  pavilion,  playgrounds, 
beach,  piazzas,  *  Squealery,'  safe  boats  and  bathing,  bath  cabins, 
pony  cart,  swings,  seesaws,  outdoor  and  indoor  games  and  sports 
and  constant  study  to  deserv  the  name  'Children's  paradise' 
given  to  the  club  5  years  ago.  Without  annoying  adults  the 
club  by  special  efforts  is  making  the  ideal  home  for  little  people. 
One  whole  section  of  the  clubhouse  is  for  children,  having  a 
dining  room  with  brick  fireplace  and  radiators  and  a  sun  room 
35x26,  equipt  specially  for  them  and  heated  for  cool  days. 

For  the  athletic  there  are  mountain,  forest  and  lake  camp- 
ing, climbing,  walking,  cycling,  driving,  riding,  fishing,  boat- 
ing, bathing,  long  and  short  course  golf,  tennis,  croquet,  base, 
basket  and  hand  ball,  cricket,  quoits,  archery,  bowling  and  other 
athletic  games,  sports,  races,  regattas  and  tournaments. 

The  club  however  not  only  has  no  game  preserv,  but  pro- 
hibits discharge  of  firearms  anywhere  on  its  2500  acres  except 
at  targets  in  a  retired  place,  set  apart  with  every  precaution 
against  accidents  from  chance  shots.  Children  are  encouraged 
to  hunt  small  game  with  telescopes,  which  with  microscopes 
the  office  lends  free,  and  to  cultivate  the  friendship  of  birds 
and  4-footed  friends  instead  of  killing  them.  Members  wishing 
to  hunt  leave  the  club  woods  to  those  who  enjoy  them  doubly 
because  of  their  entire  freedom  from  nimrods  whose  careless- 
ness in  recent  years  has  cost  so  many  lives. 

For  those  needing  quiet  and  careful  building  up,  there  are 
hundreds  of  delightful  secluded  nooks  on  the  club's  own  2500 
acres  where  they  may  *  invite  their  souls  and  loaf ;  houses  to 
which  no  children  are  admitted ;  absolute  quiet  about  buildings 
after  10  p.  m. ;  a  table  in  charge  of  a  recognized  authority  on 
dietaries  who  wins  from  those  with  troublesome  stomachs  the 
praise  *  most  appetizing  table  with  least  indigestion  we  have 


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found';  library  and  reading  rooms  with  the  best  periodicals  and 
reference  books  and  a  large  and  choice  collection  of  the  most 
restful,  entertaining  and  readable  literature.  In  short,  by  con- 
stant consideration  of  their  needs  without  intrusion  of  the 
subject,  the  club  gives  the  overworkt  most  of  the  advantages 
without  the  depressing  influences  of  even  the  best  sanitariums. 
For  social  life  and  indoor  amusement  the  standard  is  that 
of  a  great  private  country  house,  and  the  fashionable,  feverish 
frivolity  of  the  typical  summer  hotel  *  season  '  is  avoided.  Till 
10  p.  m.  every  physical  and  morally  wholesome  indoor  amuse- 
ment is  encouraged,  and  a  steady  effort  is  made  to  find  better 
substitutes  for  much  in  hotel  life  to  which  careful  parents  object. 
Respect  for  the  sabbath,  early  hours,  and  chiefly  the  people  and 
atmosphere  remind  one  constantly  that  the  trustees  aim  to  make 
the  club  not  a  summer  hotel,  but  an  ideal  country  home. 
Healthy  tastes  will  find  it  equally  adapted  to  those  needing  the 
greatest  quiet  and  rest  and  to  those  whose  overflowing  vitality 
demands  an  attractiv  'something  to  do  '  for  18  of  the  24  hours. 
Thus  it  is  at  once  a  paradise  for  athletics,  for  children,  for  colle- 
gians and  other  young  people  seeking  innocent  amusements,  for 
the  overworkt  wishing  rest  and  quiet,  and  for  entire  families 
seeking  summer  homes  where  every  member  can  surely  find 
many  things  he  most  values  in  vacation. 

St  Armancl  Clubhouse  Edgewater  road 


From  Forest  looking:  north 


Tahawus 


Clubhouse  from  Forest  1898 

Golden  Algonquin  Iroquois 


From  club  golf  links  looking  south 


- 


North  from  Westside  club  boathouse 


Between  Overlook  and  Moose  island,  Lake  Placidt 


Part  of  club  grounds,  from  west  side  of  Mirror  Lake,  1895 


Lake  Placid  east  of  Overlook 


Report    and.    annotancements    to 
members 

At  the  close  of  the  experimental  half  decade  which  the 
present  trustees  undertook  to  complete,  every  detail  of  the 
organization,  methods  and  aims  of  the  club  has  been  carefully 
reviewd  in  the  light  of  5  years  practical  experience  and  of 
the  suggestions  and  criticisms  of  members  and  others 
interested.  Many  students  of  the  problems  of  the  home  and  of 
improving  health  and  increasing  working  capacity  by  the 
wisest  use  of  the  summer  vacation  and  outdoor  life  in  the 
best  known  climatic  conditions,  have  been  attracted  by  the 
original  and  promising  experiments  of  the  club,  and  we  have 
had  the  benefit  of  their  thought  and  study  and  of  much  useful 
experiment  and  experience.  It  is  most  encouraging  for  the 
future  to  find  practical  unanimity  on  nearly  every  important 
question  submitted  for  decision. 

Comparison  of  the  members  Handbook  for  1900  with 
previous  issues  will  show  that  the  revision  follows  closely  the 
original  plan  and  spirit  of  that  of  1895,  changes  being  almost 
wholly  in  carrying  out  those  ideas  and  ideals  more  fully  as  the 
growth  of  the  club  makes  such  development  more  desirable  and 
practicable.  Many  improvements  pland  from  the  first  have 
been  postponed  till  the  rapidly  growing  numbers  yielded  a 
sufficient  income  to  meet  their  cost.  Others  have  waited  till  the 
right  persons  could  be  found  to  carry  them  out.  Others  are 
still  waiting,  but  the  actual  progress  during  the  5  years  has 
been  greater  than  was  thought  possible  in  1895.  We  have 
endured  patiently  many  things  which  we  wisht  otherwise 
because  the  steady  growth  toward  our  ideals  was  as  rapid  as 
could  be  hoped.  Without  formal  votes  we  have  learnd  from 
this  experience  and  from  scores  of  conferences  with  leading 
members  what  is  preferd  by  most  of  the  families  who  spend 
their  summers  at  the  club.  1900  will  .show  markt  progress 
toward  attaining  these  ideals. 


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Improvements  for  1900 

Superintendent.  The  club  has  been  for  2  years  too 
large  to  be  satisfactorily  administerd  without  the  entire  time 
for  6  months  of  each  year  of  an  expert  familiar  with  every 
detail  of  the  work  and  methods  of  the  best  managed  summer 
and  winter  resorts,  We  have  sought  long  for  a  man  who  had 
this  needed  technical  knowledge  and  experience  and  who 
would  also  appreciate  that  the  club  would  be  largely  ruind  for 
most  of  its  members  if  it  were  carried  on  by  the  people  and 
methods  and  with  the  standards  and  traditions  of  the  mere 
summer  hotel.  We  found  this  unusual  combination  in  Mr 
Frank  A.  Craig,  who  was  associated  with  Mr  C.  E.  Martin  in  the 
administration  of  the  Mirror  Lake  hotel  at  Lake  Placid  during 
the  entire  period  when  it  won  its  deservd  eminence  among  the 
best  managed  of  the  great  Adirondack  houses.  Since  this  was 
burnd  in  1894  Mr  Craig  has  been  associated  with  the  well 
known  leader  in  such  work,  Mr  Fred  Sterry,  manager  of  the 
world  famous  Virginia  Hot  Springs  and  also  of  the  Royal  Pon- 
ciana  and  of  the  Palm  Beach  inn  in  Florida.  This  experience, 
with  his  summers  at  the  BrynMawr  near  Philadelphia,  has  given 
Mr  Craig  the  best  possible  training  for  our  work,  in  the  peculiar 
character  of  which  he  feels  keen  personal  faith  and  en- 
thusiasm. He  took  charge  of  the  club  property  at  the  close  of 
the  '99  season  and  will  return  from  Virginia  Hot  Springs 
and  be  at  Morningside  from  May  i  to  November  i  in  full 
charge  of  the  current  administration  of  the  club.  With  a  com- 
petent staff  of  his  own  selection,  which  includes  those  found 
most  efficient  in  previous  years,  he  will  be  responsible  that  all 
work  is  done  promptly,  satisfactorily  and  without  waste  and 
that  all  reasonable  demands  of  members  are  courteously  met. 

Table.  Miss  Daniell  has  been  given  the  farther  additions 
and  improvements  she  askt  in  the  effort  to  make  an  ideal  kitchen 
and  to  maintain  and  improve  on  the  high  standards  of  the 
table.  Besides  the  cold  room  in  the  house  and  the  large  cold 
storage  building  adjoining  the  central  ice  house,  a  new  store 
room  26x35  feet  has  been  excavated  back  of  the  kitchen. 
More  room  has  been  gaind  for  the  ranges  and  cellars,  and 
important  new  equipment  added.  Sup't  Craig  cordially  sup- 
ports Miss  Daniell  in  maintaining  fully  the  peculiar  standards 


REPORT    FOR     I QOO  39 

set  by  the  club  for  its  table,  which  will,  at  whatever  cost,  be 
held  at  the  highest  point  of  healthfulness. 

Laundry.  Both  work  and  workers  are  moved  from  the 
club  grounds  to  one  large  new  steam  laundry,  40x100  feet,  just 
across  the  lake.  This,  in  charge  of  an  expert  head  laundress, 
is  fully  equipt  with  the  best  Troy  machinery  and  steam  dry- 
rooms.  It  has  complete  housekeeping  facilities  and  30  rooms 
for  the  laundresses.  Either  hand  or  machine  work  as  preferd 
is  done  promptly  at  reasonable  prices.  Smoke,  dirt  and  noise 
are  avoided  by  having  the  So-horse  power  boilers  and  engines 
in  a  separate  building.  The  laundry  wagon's  regular  trips  to 
the  club  make  it  as  convenient  as  before,  while  our  grounds  are 
freed  from  the  chief  element  that  mard  their  beauty. 

Office.  The  club  has  been  made  a  U.  S.  postoffice  under 
the  name  Morningside,  Essex  county,  N.  Y.  It  has  4  mails 
daily,  Western  union  and  Postal  telegraph  offices,  long  distance 
and  local  telephone  lines,  besides  a  club  telephone  system  con- 
necting the  various  buildings  on  both  sides  the  lake.  Exact 
astronomic  time  is  receivd  at  noon  daily.  All  A  rooms  in 
Clubhouse  and  Gambrels  are  connected  by  electric  bells  and  this 
system  or  the  local  telephone  can  be  extended  at  small  cost  to 
any  cottage  or  tent. 

Change  of  name.  With  the  new  postoffice  address  we 
found  most  members  wisht  to  keep  Lake  Placid  in  the  address 
without  awkward  repetition.  The  vote  was  4  to  i  in  favor  of 
Lake  Placid  Club,  Morningside,  N.  Y.  The  word  Park  is 
omitted,  and  while  Lake  is  prefixt,  the  common  name  will 
continue  as  from  the  first,  Placid  Club. 

New  rules.  After  consultation,  these  new  rules  have  been 
adopted  as  desired  by  most  members. 

1  Firearms.     No  firearms   may   be  discharged   on    club 
grounds  except   at  targets  in  places  assignd,  with  every  pre- 
caution against  accidents. 

2  Use  vs  abuse  of  property.     Club  furniture  and  other 
property  is  substantial  and  for  use  and  enjoyment,  not  a  burden 
to  be  cared  for,   but  any  abuse  or  injury  beyond   reasonable 
wear  and  tear,  whether  by  child  or  adult,  will  be  charged  to  the 
person  responsible.      If  children  or  heedless  adults  leave  books, 


40  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

cushions  or  furniture  exposed  to  the  weather,  they  must  pay 
the  damage. 

3  Freedom  vs  license.      We   encourage  unconventional 
outdoor  country  life  with  the  greatest  freedom  consistent  with 
the  rights  of  others.      If  in  abounding  spirits  some  are  betrayd 
into  anything  so  boisterous  or  unusual  as  to  discredit  the  club's 
good  name,  the  superintendent  has  orders  to  exercise  needed 
restraint. 

4  Smoking".     Commodious  piazzas    and   smoking   rooms 
with  open  fires  are  provided  for  smokers,  who  as  a  courtesy  to 
those  who  dislike  smoke,  refrain  wholly  from  smoking   in  the 
parlors  or  libraries  or  on  ladies'  piazzas. 

5  Music.     Musical  instruments  may  be  playd  in  the  music 
room,   center,   all  lakehouses,  2  golfhouses  and  on  piazzas,   but 
not  in   parlors,    library,  office   or  private   rooms   or   between 
10  p.  m.  and  8  a.  m.  or  during  the  afternoon  *  quiet  hour.' 

6  Dancing.    Music  for  dancing  will  be  f  urnisht  twice  a  week 
during  midseason,  from  8  to  10  p.  m.  in  the  music  room. 

7  Evening  noise.     The  pianos  will  be  closed  and  all  noise 
that  would  disturb  sleepers  stopt  promptly  at  10  p.  m. 

8  Builders'  noise.    No  building  or  workmen's  noise  will  be 
allowd  under  any  circumstances  during  midseason.     All  con- 
tracts will  require  completion  by  June  i,  and  unless  by  special 
permission  for  emergencies  no  noisy  work  will  be  allowd  except 
between  October  i  and  June  i. 

Children.  A  stone  dock  50x150  feet,  coverd  with  clean 
sand,  has  been  built  on  the  children's  beach  as  a  playground  so 
that  hereafter  their  play  will  not  disturb  the  adults'  piazzas  or 
public  rooms.  A  children's  pavilion,  26x35,  has  been  built  on 
the  east,  and  beyond  it  swings,  tent  and  rooms  for  playthings, 
tools,  etc.  at  the  edge  of  the  beautiful  grove,  giving  so  much 
better  facilities  that  neither  children  nor  parents  will  object  to 
strict  enforcement  of  the  house  rules  necessary  to  protect  those 
who  come  for  unusual  quiet.  This  is  the  new  'Squealery,'  the 
old  one  having  proved  too  far  from  the  clubhouse  and  children's 
dining  room. 

The  best  juvenil  books  and  periodicals  will  be  added  to  the 
club  library.  As  demand  warrants,  a  traind  kindergartner  will 
at  $i  to  $2  a  week  take  entire  charge  of  children  a  part  of  each 


REPORT    FOR     1900  41 

day  in  the  suitable  room  completed  for  this  use.  Nature  study 
under  skild  guidance  in  the  fields  and  woods  is  similarly  offerd. 
We  expect  this  experiment  to  prove  attractiv  to  the  children 
and  a  great  relief  to  mothers.  Prompt  notice  of  a  wish  for 
such  service  should  be  sent. 

Tutors.  For  those  fitting  for  college  or  having  work  to 
make  up,  there  are  2  unusually  successful  teachers,  Yale  and 
Williams  graduates.  As  much  work  as  wisht  can  be  done 
under  the  most  favorable  circumstances. 

Physicians  and  nurses.  Our  club  is  not  a  sanitarium 
but  is  now  so  large  as  to  justify  the  maintenance  of  a  model 
sick  room  for  possible  accidents  or  emergencies.  Besides  our 
expert  city  physician  and  the  best  local  nurse  retained  by  the  club, 
one  or  more  experienced  traind  nurses  from  one  of  the  best  city 
hospitals  will  be  available  when  needed.  Rooms  will  be 
specially  equipt  as  needed  for  her  use  with  various  appliances 
seldom  to  be  had  in  the  country  and  yet  important  for  those 
who  wish  for  the  sick  every  comfort  and  aid  to  recovery. 
This  new  feature  will  be  specially  appreciated  by  those  who 
hesitate  to  take  children  or  others  in  delicate  health  where 
they  are  unlikely  in  case  of  accidents  or  illness  to  secure 
attendants,  treatment  and  needed  appliances  equal  to  those  at 
home. 

Library.  Great  need  was  felt  in  1899  for  3  or  4  times 
as  large  a  library.  Changes  for  1900  provide  such  a  room, 
fitted  with  library  tables,  reading  chairs  and  study  lamps  and 
kept  strictly  quiet.  This,  with  2  parlors  on  the  dining  room 
floor  and  the  new  office,  center  and  music  room  on  the  ground 
floor,  each  having  open  fire  and  hot  water  heat,  gives  ample 
public  rooms.  The  new  library  is  to  be  not  a  mere  collection 
of  books  and  a  room  in  which  to  read  them,  but  a  library  in  the 
modern  broad  sense  including  the  club's  whole  intellectual  life, 
literature,  science,  art,  history  and  any  lectures  or  allied  work 
undertaken.  It  is  not  to  start  a  summer  school  or  bore  people 
with  efforts  to  *  improve  their  minds, '  but  to  provide  liberally 
for  those  who  find  in  intellectual  life  their  greatest  rest  and 
pleasure.  For  1900  the  library  will  contain  over  1000  choice 
books  carefully  selected  as  best  for  club  use,  20  leading  periodi- 
cals, a  reference  library  of  the  best  general  and  special  cyclo- 


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peclias,  atlases,  gazetteers,  indexes  and  dictionaries  of  various 
subjects  including-  the  leading  languages,  German,  French, 
Italian,  Spanish,  Latin  and  Greek,  besides  of  course  the  Cen- 
tury, Standard  and  Webster  for  English.  There  will  be  10  of 
the  best  newspapers  for  general  use  in  the  library.  Personal 
copies  can  be  had  at  the  office. 

Besides  the  library  in  the  main  house  there  is  the  lake 
library  over  the  water,  31x62  feet,  two  thirds  of  the  sides  open 
in  fair  weather,  all  inclosed  in  glass  for  storms,  with  open  fires 
for  cold  days.  The  golf  library  adjoining  the  golfhouse  is 
about  the  same  size  and  has  similiar  provisions. 

The  club  also  makes  an  annual  gift  on  condition  that  all 
its  members  may  borrow  from  the  Lake  Placid  public  library 
of  1300  volumes,  on  the  shore  of  the  lake  directly  opposit. 
Other  summer  visitors  pay  an  annual  fee  for  this  privilege. 

Photographs.  A  library  specialty  will  be  albums  con- 
taining pictures  by  members.  A  copy  of  anything  of  interest, 
with  suitable  label  and  date,  is  earnestly  askt.  No  other  books 
will  afford  more  entertainment  in  future  years.  The  club's  dark 
room  with  conveniences  for  developing  is  free  to  all  members. 

Museum  and  zoo.  With  the  club's  own  permanent 
library  and  a  suitable  room  we  start  in  1900  a  club  museum 
and  ask  activ  cooperation  from  members  interested  in  both. 
We  wish  everything  pertaining  to  the  Placid  section,  books, 
pamphlets,  clippings,  photographs,  objects  of  historic  or  scien- 
tific interest,  specimens  of  the  flora,  fauna  or  minerals  and 
rocks,  in  short  anything  of  interest  to  those  who  love  the 
beautiful  natural  surroundings  which  the  club  has  chosen  for  its 
permanent  home.  While  we  prefer  the  specimens  labeld  and 
mounted,  everything  worth  keeping  will  be  properly  cared 
for. 

Supplementing  the  museum  we  start  in  a  small  way,  to  be 
developt  as  interest  and  cooperation  warrant,  an  aboretum 
with  specimen  trees  labeld  with  scientific  and  popular  names,  a 
botanic  garden  for  nativ  wild  flowers  and  plants,  a  zoo  of 
living  nativ  animals,  and  an  aquarium  of  nativ  fish.  The 
library  will  contain  the  best  illustrated  books  on  all  these 
subjects,  thus  making  the  best  opportunities  for  nature  study. 


REPORT    FOR     1900  43 

We  are  much  helpt  in  these  new  features  by  the  fact  that 
the  state  scientific  officers  have  recognized  the  peculiar  advan- 
tages of  this  township  for  lovers  of  nature  who  wish  to  study  it 
at  its  best,  and  have  had  prepared  by  experts,  bulletins  with 
maps  and  illustrations  on  the  geology,  flora  and  fauna.  All 
3  can  be  had  at  the  office.  During  each  season  as  interest 
justifies  there  will  be  lectures  or  familiar  talks  illustrated  by 
lantern  slides  for  those  wishing  to  know  more  of  nature  in  the 
Placid  region  and  to  cultivate  their  outdoor  tastes. 

Gifts.  Members  are  specially  askt  to  make  gifts  to  this 
library  and  museum.  Being  so  far  from  large  libraries  we  shall 
gladly  include  in  the  permanent  reference  collection  any  books, 
pamphlets  or  other  additions  which  one  might  want  during  a 
long  summer  at  the  club. 

Clubhouse.  New  windows  make  the  north  dining  room 
lighter.  The  third  story  of  the  east  wing  has  been  changed  into 
2  large  suites  with  an  attractiv  entrance  hall.  All  domestics 
have  been  given  rooms  in  their  own  new  building  and  the 
kitchen  stairs  taken  out,  so  that  both  floors  above  will  be  exclu- 
sivly  for  guests. 

Tents.  6  new  wall  tents  (one  with  5  rooms)  have 
coverd  piazzas  and  water  and  drainage  near  at  hand,  thus 
affording  every  convenience  to  those  who  prefer  to  sleep  under 
canvas. 

Gambrels.  The  chief  addition  of  1900  will  be  Gam- 
brels,  now  well  advanced.  Other  proposed  buildings  have  been 
postponed  for  a  year  to  guard  against  possible  accident  which 
might  delay  its  completion  before  the  club  opens.  With  its 
i3-foot  piazza,  this  covers  60x100  feet.  It  has  gambrel  roof, 
20-foot  round  corner  tower,  piazzas  13  feet  wide  on  first  and 
second  and  5  balconies  on  third  and  fourth  stories.  The  2 
upper  floors  have  4  suites,  each  with  parlor,  open  fire,  private 
bath,  rooft  balcony  and  2  or  3  bedrooms  en  suite.  There  are 
also  toilet,  linen  room  and  14  clothes  closets.  With  hot  water, 
electric  bells,  fine  mountain  and  lake  views  and  convenient 
location,  these  are  our  best  suites  and  this  is  our  best  building. 

The  second  floor  is  much  larger  and  better  than  the  new 
south  dining  room,  so  much  liked  in  1899.  It  has  the  round  tower 
corner  in  glass,  a  great  stone  fireplace,  windows  with  beautiful 


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views,  and  balcony  on  all  sides  13  feet  wide  and  over  200  feet 
long-.  This  is  open  so  that  direct  sunlight  can  be  admitted 
at  all  times. 

The  entire  first  floor  is  the  music  room  and  will  be  the 
Center  or  general  gathering  place,  large  enough  for  all. 
The  stage  on  the  office  level  with  wings  and  anterooms 
is  30x60  feet.  Going  down  3  steps  lower  at  the  curtain 
line  a  floor  32x57  seats  300  people.  East  and  west  6-foot 
folding  doors  make  a  continuous  promenade  13  feet  wide 
and  60  feet  long  on  each  of  the  4  sides,  completely  encirc- 
ling the  room.  On  the  stage  level  are  men's  and  women's 
dressing  rooms  needed  for  theatricals,  concerts  and  other  enter- 
tainments where  costumes  are  changed,  and  also  for  daily  use 
of  those  coming  from  cottages  to  the  Clubhouse,  which  thus  has 
for  the  first  time  a  complete  ladies  toilet  on  the  lower  floor. 
At  the  new  main  entrance  is  a  porte  cochere,  17x17,  with  bal- 
cony seats  on  top  overlooking  the  lake.  Gambrels  thus  com- 
bines numerous  markt  conveniences  and  attractions. 

Piazzas.  While  only  14  bedrooms  are  added,  the  public 
piazza  space  has  been  increast  in  1900  by  over  7000  square 
feet.  The  new  Gambrels  has  a  2 -story  13 -foot  veranda  on  4 
sides  This  gives  sun  or  shade,  breeze  or  shelter  as  preferd. 
2600  feet  east  and  1560  south  piazza  area  added  this  year  gives 
sun  piazza  facilities  unequald  in  this  section.  There  is  also  a  sun 
room  with  6  south  and  6  west  unshaded  windows.  By  an  ingenious 
device  the  west  piazza  in  front  of  the  2  parlors  and  the  library 
(13x50)  can  be  inclosed  in  glass  in  5  minutes  in  case  of  wind, 
driving  rain  or  unusual  cold.  The  much  prized  piazza  life  is 
thus  available  in  all  weather  and  except  when  needed  the  glass 
inclosure  is  not  seen. 

Hot  water  heat.  The  clubhouse  has  been  equipt  with 
the  most  improved  hot  water  heating  system,  thus  preventing 
the  otherwise  inevitable  discomforts  of  chilly  mornings  and 
nights  in  the  mountains.  There  is  no  noise  or  dirt,  and  it 
admits  that  necessity  for  satisfactory  summer  use,  slight  heat 
under  perfect  control,  an  impossibility  with  steam.  To  this  is 
added  the  charm  of  over  30  public  and  40  private  open  fires  so 
that  every  one  can  find  in  some  convenient  room  a  cheery  blaze 
whenever  the  general  outdoor  heat  does  not  forbid  it. 


REPORT    FOR    1900  45 

30  of  the  best  coal  and  air  tight  safety  wood  stoves  are 
available  for  buildings  not  having  radiators  or  open  fires,  so 
that  the  club  now  has  over  no  separate  fires. 

Suites  and  private  baths.  Attractiv  suites  have  been 
added  to  Clubhouse,  Forest,  Northgate  and  Gambrels.  In 
1899  19  new  baths  were  put  in  and  12  more  are  added  for 
1900.  These  all  have  the  most  sanitary  plumbing,  porcelain 
tubs,  oval  bowls  with  patent  waste  and  siphon  jet  closets. 

Fire  protection.  50  chemical  extinguishers  have  been 
added  to  the  protection  of  the  hose  lines,  and  a  careful  night 
watchman  patrols  the  buildings  every  hour. 

Golf.  Over  $3000  has  been  spent  on  the  9-hole  3000- 
yard  course.  Much  new  work  has  been  done  under  expert 
advice.  Most  of  the  putting  greens  were  rebuilt  and  seeded 
last  fall.  The  old  course  has  been  laid  out  in  6  holes.  This 
will  not  be  kept  in  as  fine  condition  as  the  long  course,  but  will 
be  open  free  to  all  members,  and  appreciated  by  learners  who 
wish  to  practise  before  attempting  the  regular  course.  The 
golf  teacher  will  also  have,  as  in  1899,  the  netted  inclosure  for 
special  drill  on  positions  and  strokes.  The  long  distance  tele- 
phone lines  which  disfigured  the  links  will  be  moved  back  of  the 
woods  by  May  i. 

The  '99  golfhouse  was  supplemented  in  November  by  a 
second  and  larger  one  just  south,  with  sliding  doors  and  win- 
dows on  the  east  and  south,  inclosing  it  in  glass  for  chilly  days 
without  losing  any  of  the  wonderful  mountain  views  that  have 
made  the  first  tee  and  home  hole  famous.  There  are  large 
piazzas,  a  huge  stone  fireplace  with  adjoining  room  full  of 
wood  and  kindling  for  cold  days  and  evenings;  a  ladies  room 
with  toilet  and  a  small  kitchen  with  conveniences  for  after- 
noon teas  or  other  simple  refreshments.  This  gives  space  to 
enlarge  the  locker  rooms  for  both  men  and  women,  and  to 
increase  the  golf  and  outdoor  library  so  much  appreciated  in 
1899.  This  will  include  not  only  the  best  books  and  periodicals 
but  also  writing  tables  and  stationery  for  those  who  prefer 
writing  outdoors  in  this  'Golf  library.' 

vSummer  houses  for  shelter  from  sudden  showers,  with  seats 
and  drinking  water,  will  be  added  near  the  water  hazards, 
at  Meadowbrook  and  on  the  knolls.  A  new  trail  has  been 


46  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

made  from  the  golfhouses  thru  Lakewood  to  the  golf  boat 
landing,  and  platforms  built  for  the  convenience  of  those  who 
come  in  carriages. 

Rowing,  sailing  and  paddling.  The  club  fleet  of  80  row 
boats  is  well  known  as  the  best  in  the  Adirondacks.  Our  own 
boat  shop  has  been  busy  all  winter  building  more  of  the  finest 
guide  and  family  boats.  Over  $500  has  been  spent  on  the 
lakes.  Placid  was  drawn  down  several  feet  and  the  East  bay 
in  front  of  the  club's  i6o-acre  Maple  valley,  was  entirely  cleard 
of  logs,  stumps  and  roots  that  made  Placid's  most  beautiful  bay 
almost  inaccessible.  Mirror  was  also  drawn  down,  and  over  100 
blasts,  with  removal  of  fragments  by  men  and  horses,  have 
made  injury  to  boats  over  the  3  sunken  islands  impossible 
even  at  the  lowest  water.  This  costly  but  thoro  work  perfects 
Mirror  for  boating.  The  most  fragil  craft  can  go  freely  every- 
where at  full  speed  without  possibility  of  accident  from  rocks 
and  snags,  thus  justifying  the  choice  of  Mirror  as  the  best  per- 
manent course  for  the  annual  Adirondack  regatta. 

The  new  club  landings  for  the  4  churches  and  the  golf 
links  and  the  9  racks  added  to  the  south  boathouse  will  be 
supplemented  in  May  by  the  new  north  lakehouse  doubling 
boat  storage,  docks  and  landing,  and  second  story  public  lake 
library,  balconies  and  'smokery,'  and  on  the  lake  level  oar 
and  cushion  room  with  lockers,  waiting  room,  and  repair  shop 
with  experienced  boat  builder  in  charge.  100  feet  away  is  the 
new  children's  dock,  so  the  noise  of  little  people  playing  at 
the  lakehouses  will  no  longer  annoy  adults. 

Round  trip  tickets  on  the  Placid  steamers  Doris,  Nereid 
and  Ida  have  been  reduced  from  75  to  50  cents  each. 

Bathing  and  swimming.  The  changes  which  have  been 
made  give  the  needed  space  for  instruction  in  swimming  for 
both  children  and  adults,  and  also  increase  to  32  the  number 
of  free  bath  cabins,  all  supplied  with  Turkish  bath  towels. 

Canoe  club.  The  unusual  safety  of  Mirror  peculiarly 
adapts  it  to  paddling  and  sailing  canoes.  A  Morningside  canoe 
club  will  start  in  1900  with  the  best  fleet  in  the  mountains  of 
20  paddling  or  sailing  canoes,  nearly  all  new  and  including  the 
best  Spalding,  St  Lawrence,  Canada,  Peterboro,  canvas  and 
birch  bark  models.  The  new  canoe  house  is  specially  fitted  for 


REPORT    FOR     IQOO  47 

comfort  and  convenience  with  lockers,  waiting  room  and  repair 
shop. 

Regattas,  races  and  tournaments.  Besides  the  third 
annual  Adirondack  regatta  the  last  of  August,  there  will  be 
frequent  trial  races  between  club  houses  and  crews  and  a  series 
of  tournaments  and  field  days  to  stimulate  interest  in  the 
various  outdoor  games  for  which  needed  facilities  have  been  so 
liberally  provided.  Members  are  askt  to  assist  this  movement 
to  increase  outdoor  life  by  attracting  nonparticipants  to  attend 
races,  match  games  or  tournaments. 

Driving.  The  new  stable  has  been  enlarged  by  box  stalls 
and  conveniences  for  those  wishing  to  bring  their  own  horses 
where  they  can  have  light,  dry,  well  ventilated  quarters  in 
charge  of  responsible,  experienced  men.  New  horses,  2  and 
3-seated  Glens  Falls  buckboards,  pony  cart,  excellent  saddle 
horses  and  other  improvements  add  to  the  much  appreciated 
club  stables. 

Forest  courts.  These  8  courts  in  a  single  group 
were  built  in  November,  north  of  the  baseball  and 
cricket  grounds  and  the  Forest  hole  of  the  short  golf  course 
at  the  intersection  of  Edgewood  and  Midwood  roads.  They 
lie  east  of  Forest,  on  the  trail  from  Seven  Gables  to  Green- 
acre  and  the  golfhouses.  These  give  ample  space  for  tennis, 
roque,  basket  or  hand  ball,  croquet,  quoits,  lawn  bowls, 
archery  or  any  other  games  needing  level  turf  or  hard 
dirt  courts.  The  east  courts  are  shaded  by  Brookwood  in  the 
morning  and  the  4  west  courts  by  Wayside  wood  in  the 
afternoon,  and  the  open  knolls  and  fringes  of  forest  trees  make 
ideal  places  for  seats  and  summer  houses  for  those  watching  the 
games,  or  for  protection  from  sudden  showers.  These  with 
the  Westside  courts  on  the  Mirror  Lake  inn  property,  bought 
last  October,  give  14  courts,  all  of  which  will  be  available  as 
fast  as  needed,  so  that  even  in  the  crowded  season  there  will  be 
ample  room  for  tournaments,  matches  or  practice,  for  either 
experts  or  learners,  thus  affording  unequald  provision  for  the 
outdoor  sports  which  the  club  specially  aims  to  foster. 

Excursions.  Complete  camping  outfits  are  lent  to  those 
wishing  to  camp,  picnic  or  climb.  Walking,  cycling  and  out- 
door parties  are  encouraged  by  substantial  lunches  free  to 


48  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

those  absent  at  meal  times.  The  cycle  room  is  not  only  for 
storage,  but  for  cleaning-  and  repairs.  Every  reasonable  and 
practicable  effort  is  made  to  increase  yearly  the  present  high 
standard  of  outdoor  life  and  exercise  which  adds  so  much  to 
both  health  and  happiness. 

Indoor  amusements.  Golf,  boating,  driving  and  riding 
and  all  outdoor  sports  have  receivd  unusual  attention,  but  pro- 
vision has  also  been  made  for  evenings  and  rainy  days  and  for 
those  who  specially  enjoy  indoor  recreations,  and  the  new  game 
room  will  contain  facilities  for  all  the  best  indoor  games.  The 
most  important  additions  are  ladies'  billiard  and  pool  tables. 
Photographers  have  a  free  room  with  the  best  facilities  for 
developing,  and  the  new  music  room,  seating  300,  with  stage, 
curtains,  dressing  room,  etc.  provides  accommodations 
for  music,  dramatics,  tableaus,  and  entertainments  for  the 
Village  improvement  society  or  the  churches. 

Estate.  Besides  the  steady  work  in  keeping  up  and  im- 
proving grounds,  special  attention  is  given  each  year  to  some 
section,  rendering  it  more  attractiv  and  accessible  by  remov- 
ing dead  trees,  brush  and  waste  and  bringing  it  into  the  condi- 
tion recommended  after  personal  examination  by  our  expert 
landscape  architects  and  foresters.  This  winter's  work  has  been 
done  on  Maple  valley,  Moose  island,  Hillside  farm,  Meadow- 
brook,  Lake  Elba,  Plains  of  Abraham,  School  St.,  Outlet 
valley  and  West  hights.  Over  3000  cords  of  stovewood  were 
cut,  not  to  secure  wood,  but  wholly  to  improve  the  grounds. 

The  road  from  Seven  Gables  to  Moosewood  has  been 
widend,  terraced  and  sodded  and  a  lake  path  built  in  the  trees 
at  the  water's  edge  clear  to  the  lakehouse.  On  the  west  side 
markt  improvements  by  cutting  and  grading  have  been  made 
and  a  vista  opend  from  the  new  Saranac  road  across  the  lake 
to  Morningside.  The  shores  have  been  greatly  improved  by 
tearing  down  the  shabby  Featherston  and  Forest  boathouses 
and  that  greatest  blemish  on  either  lake,  the  3-story  Mirror 
Lake  hotel  stable. 

Klectric  power.  2  expert  hydraulic  engineers  find  that 
on  our  Elba  river,  just  south  of  the  golf  links  (a  section 
long  wisht  for,  but  only  recently  secured)  we  can  develop  400 
horse  power  or  enough  for  4000  electric  lights.  As  soon  as 
this  is  ready,  probably  not  before  1901,  it  will  give  not  only 
light  but  power  for  shops,  heat  for  cottages  and  tents  and  the 
most  perfect  cooking  science  has  yet  discoverd.  This  will 
make  possible  many  great  conveniences  of  which  the  cost 
would  have  been  prohibitiv  had  the  current  been  bought. 

Roads.      The  first    mile   of    Saranac   road  has   been   built 
including    2    bridges   over  the  East   and    West    rivers.      This 


REPORT  FOR  IQOO  49 

opens  a  beautiful  woods  drive  thru  Outlet  valley  to  the  fine 
views  of  West  hights  and  to  attractiv  walks  along  the  wooded 
shores  of  both  outlets.  It  passes  our  new  club  water  works 
and  is  only  20  minutes  walk  to  Hillside  farm.  When  the  second 
half  is  done  next  year,  this  will  be  the  most  direct  road  to  Sar- 
anac  Lake,  running  2  miles  from  Mirror  Lake  inn  direct  to  the 
junction  of  the  present  north  and  south  Saranac  roads. 

Flower  garden.  For  1900  a  garden  has  been  assignd 
solely  to  flowers,  free  to  members.  Those  having  suggestions, 
or  special  seeds  which  they  would  like  to  have  planted  should 
send  them  promptly  and  the  gardener  will  do  as  well  as  climate 
allows.  Special  plots  of  land  will  be  assignd  on  request  to  any 
members  who  enjoy  working  over  flowers  of  their  own  raising. 

Mirror  Lake  inn.  The  trustees  in  November  secured  the 
entire  Mirror  Lake  hotel  plant  adjoining  our  Westside  boathouse. 
This  gives  the  much  desired  unbroken  lake  front  from  the 
Bramanlot,  also  bought  in  1899,  to  the  Westside  boathouse,  with 
groves,  and  tennis  and  croquet  courts;  the  best  steam  laundry 
plant  in  the  region;  So-horse  power  boiler  with  two  engines  and 
55o-light  dynamo,  all  in  perfect  order ;  a  well  equipt  repair  shop 
for  water,  steam  and  other  pipes  and  metal  work;  108  acres  of 
land  connecting  West  hights  and  Morningside  and  making 
possible  our  new  and  attractiv  short  road  thru  the  woods  and 
over  the  3  rivers  to  the  club  farms.  We  get  also-  the  com- 
plete water  works.  Two  analyses  by  experts  prove  this  water 
to  be  marvelously  pure,  and  it  is  unlimited  in  quantity  so  that 
we  shall  have  no  farther  restrictions  on  sprinkling  dusty  streets 
or  any  other  free  use  of  water.  The  3-story  stable  on 
the  lake  side,  the  paint  shops  and  old  buildings  have  been 
removed,  leaving  only  the  4-story  annex,  40x100,  with  30 
bedrooms,  boiler  and  engine  house  and  large  ice  house.  The 
old  furniture,  which  of  course  the  club  would  not  use,  has  been 
sold,  except  that  needed  to  equip  the  annex  for  the  laundresses. 

Farm.  Besides  larger  and  better  gardens  at  Morningside, 
we  have  now  secured  Hillside  farm  of  220  acres  selected  as 
best  for  the  club.  This  is  nearest  the  railroad  station  where  it 
has  a  siding  and  ample  storage  for  either  inward  or  outward 
freight.  It  has  the  best  farm  house  and  buildings  in  the  vicinity, 
is  at  the  intersection  of  the  North  Elba,  Saranac  Lake  and 
Averyville  roads,  and  the  Chub  river  runs  thru  it,  giving  facil- 
ities for  raising  ducks  and  geese.  Recent  discoveries  show  that 
very  great  danger  to  health  lurks  in  milk,  usually  without  the 
knowledge  of  the  seller.  We  have  adopted  the  only  effectiv 
plan  to  secure  complete  protection  by  having  on  our  own  farm 
and  under  constant  direct  supervision  a  carefully  selected  herd 
of  choice  cows  which  will  be  inspected  by  experts  at  regular 


50  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

intervals  so  that  any  taint  can  be  promptly  eradicated.  The 
club's  remarkably  large  consumption  of  cream  and  milk  justi- 
fies this  thoroness.  Special  attention  will  also  be  given  to  poul- 
try, sheep,  small  fruits,  berries  and  gardens.  The  farm  will  be 
devoted  solely  to  club  use  and  will  be  steadily  improved  year  by 
year  with  the  purpose  of  making  it  a  model  of  which  the  club 
will  be  proud.  By  the  new  Saranac  road  built  last  fall  it  is 
only  20  minutes  walk  from  the  Clubhouse  and  will  be  a  favorit 
stroll  for  the  children  (who  will  be  cordially  welcome)  who  wish 
to  see  the  farm  animals  and  methods.  Only  by  ownership  of 
our  own  farm  and  shops  can  we  be  sure  that  the  high  standards 
agreed  on  are  really  maintaind  and  that  every  practicable  pre- 
caution is  taken  for  health  and  comfort. 

Shops.  A  large  well  equipt  shop  for  steam,  water  and 
other  pipes,  metal  and  electric  work,  lumber  and  mason  yard  and 
sheds  and  our  own  siding  on  2  acres  adjoining  the  railroad 
station  have  been  added  this  year.  With  these  and  improved 
carpenter,  blacksmith,  paint  and  boat  shops,  the  club  has  now 
little  occasion  to  go  outside  for  needed  facilities  or  workmen. 
The  present  complete  equipment  is  a  source  of  economy  as  well 
as  a  great  convenience. 

Expenses.  The  past  year  has  been  markt  by  increasing 
prices  in  nearly  all  directions,  estimated  to  be  15$  for  club 
maintenance.  In  spite  of  this  and  the  fact  that  most  of  the 
markt  improvements  for  1900  bring  no  direct  return,  prices 
are  not  increast.  We  rely  on  the  larger  number  to  divide  the 
fixt  charges  so  that  members,  instead  of  paying  higher  rates, 
will  get  more  than  last  year  for  the  same  prices.  Numerous 
rooms  have  been  farther  reduced  in  price,  including  all  $1.25  to 
$i,  all  $3.50  to  $3,  all  $4.50  to  $4  and  some  75C  and  $i  to  50 
and  75C  a  day.  The  larger  private  baths,  priced  at  $1.50  and 
$2,  have  all  been  reduced  to  $i.  Meals  will  be  $10.50  a  week, 
and  $7  for  maids  and  children  under  12  in  the  east  or  family 
dining  rooms. 

The  discounts  have  been  simplified.  Instead  of  10,  20,  25, 
33  and  50$  formerly  given  on  rooms  outside  5  weeks  of  mid- 
season,  the  half  rate  is  extended  over  2^  months  and  applies 
to  boats  and  private  baths  as  well  as  rooms  but  the  midseason 
on  which  there  is  no  discount  is  extended  to  2  months.  This 
substitutes  the  50$  for  or  abolishes  all  the  smaller  discounts. 
There  will  be  no  charge  to  members  or  guests  at  the  club 
for  excursion  and  picnic  lunches,  flowers,  short  golf  course, 
14  tennis,  croquet  and  other  courts,  30  bath  cabins  with  Turkish 
towels,  30  periodicals,  club  library,  Lake  Placid  public  library, 
local  and  club  telephones,  use  of  not  less  than  17  complete 
bathrooms  and  trunk  and  bicycle  storage.  Many  things  are 
thus  free  at  the  club  for  which  a  charge  is  often  made  at  hotels. 


REPORT    FOR    1900  51 

New  printed  matter.  The  1900  Circular  with  new  half 
tones  will  be  ready  in  April.  Members  should  send  promptly 
any  addresses  to  which  they  wish  it  maild,  sending  their  own 
cards  if  they  wish  them  inclosed.  New  floor  plans  now  ready 
in  the  larger  form  include  Gambrels  and  new  cottages  with 
half  tones  of  exteriors.  The  distinctiv  features  of  the  club 
have  led  many  to  ask  fuller  information.  The  new  handbook 
now  printing  (April  6)  is  very  fully  illustrated  and  indext  and 
includes  a  concise  history  of  the  first  5  years,  with  full  state- 
ment of  the  objects,  methods,  estate,  buildings,  equipment  and 
expenses.  Price  2$c.  On  application  single  copies  will  be 
maild  free  to  any  member  or  former  visitor.  Calendar  blotters 
with  half  tones  of  Clubhouse  and  Lake  Placid,  for  both  club 
and  home  use  of  members,  are  ready  in  4  sizes,  postcard,  note, 
commercial  and  letter.  Maild  free. 

R  Supplement  to  annual  report 

Since  the  report  was  printed  in  March  the  following  changes 
and  additions  have  been  made  for  1900.  Open  fires  have  been 
increast  to  70,  baths  to  42,  lavatories  to  67  and  hot  water  radi- 
ators to  ioo.  Ladies  billiard  and  pool  room  has  been  bro't  to 
the  central  clubhouse.  New  features  are  a  tea  room  in  the 
Gambrels  open  day  and  evening  for  light  refreshments,  a  barber 
shop,  new  fire  equipment  with  120  ft  head,  4  in.  supply  and  12 
standpipe  hose  lines,  doubling  fire  protection  of  corridors, 
telephones  in  A  rooms,  5  baths  in  Seven  Gables  and  4  in  Forest, 
hot  water  in  Wayside,  new  porch  to  Clubhouse,  with  balconies 
from  rooms  3,  n,  37,  43  and  44,  children's  pavilion  35x26 
inclosed  with  sliding  glass  doors  and  heated  for  cold  weather, 
private  office  for  superintendent,  new  cellar  and  store  rooms 
under  old  Clubhouse,  new  chimneys,  new  piazzas,  trunk  and 
bicycle  rooms  on  office  floor,  road  widend,  grounds  graded, 
stone  walls  at  Clubhouse  and  Wayside  replaced  with  sodded 
terrace  like  Forest,  new  lake  library  26x52  with  4  balconies 
inclosed  with  sliding  glass  doors  and  connecting  with  old  lake- 
house,  messenger  service  establisht  for  all  cottages  at  only  5c 
for  each  quarter  hour  or  fraction.  A  second  farm  (Highland) 
with  complete  equipment  has  been  bo't  adjoining  Hillside 
farm;  the  house  of  n  rooms,  in  excellent  condition  and  very 
comfortable,  has  been  renovated  and  fitted  for  housekeeping 
and  added  to  the  available  club  cottages  for  those  who  wish 
retirement,  ample  room  and  low  rent.  The  old  buildings  which 
disfigured  the  north  end  near  Northgate  and  Woodside  have 
been  replaced  by  an  attractiv  cottage,  and  Outlook,  the  latest 
and  most  picturesque  club  cottage,  has  been  completed  among 
the  pines  east  of  Wayside.  In  Valley  Forge  a  new  dry  kiln  for 


52  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

lumber,  holding  50,000  ft,  is  in  use,  and  a  new  stable  will 
supplement  present  outgrown  accommodations.  Baygrove,  the 
old  Squealery,  has  been  made  into  rooms,  3  on  ist  and  5  on  2d 
floor.  Garden  has  a  second  brick  fireplace  and  its  south  piazza. 
enlarged,  with  other  improvements.  The  children's  dock, 
50x150,  has  been  built  out  by  solid  stone  filling  so  that  its  13  ft 
board  walk  between  the  water  and  the  inclosed  sand  playground, 
with  the  extension  across  the  boat  landings,  gives  over  400  ft  of 
broad  promenade  at  the  water's  edge. 

Changes  in  Cambrels 

Since  the  first  proofs  were  printed  from  the  architect's 
drawings  important  changes  have  been  made  in  this  building, 
as  shown  in  the  new  plans  and  prices  as  actually  printed. 
Among  these  additions  are  a  north  balcony  13x60  ft;  on  the 
east  a  balcony  1 5x40  ft,  reacht  by  French  windows  from  the 
hall  and  3  rooms;  and  a  third  balcony  on  the  south.  Some  of 
the  private  balconies  are  fitted  with  casement  or  slide  windows 
so  to  be  converted  into  sunrooms  if  wisht. 

There  are  larger  rooms  and  closets,  more  windows,  French 
windows  opening  to  private  balconies  from  nearly  every  room, 
private  telephone  in  each  room  and  in  the  corridor  general 
telephone  for  longer  distances;  hot  and  cold  running  water  at 
ii  points,  10  lavatories,  with  bitransit  wastes  and  double  basin 
cocks  enabling  one  to  wash  in  running  water  at  any  tempera- 
ture, solid  porcelain  tubs  in  all  4  baths,  6  stone  and  brick  fire- 
places, ample  hot  water  radiation,  complete  lavatories  in 
recesses  in  4  rooms  not  opening  out  of  baths.  The  top  floor 
ceiling  has  been  raisd  2  ft,  and  6  ft  trunk  room  and  air  space 
thuroly  ventilated  by  8  louvers  built. 

On  the  dining  room  floor  have  been  added  3  private  dining 
rooms,  a  tea  room  open  day  and  evening,  and  a  coat  room ;  on 
the  office  floor,  ladies  billiard  and  pool  rooms  and  club  barber 
shop. 

Obviously  these  important  and  costly  additions  made  neces- 
sary some  increase  in  prices.  The  2  sleeping  floors  are  made 
the  same  price  and  most  people  will  prefer  the  upper  because 
of  the  2  ft  higher  ceilings,  greater  quiet  and  finer  views. 
Window  awnings  are  provided  wherever  needed  and  the  furni- 
ture is  all  new,  of  the  best  A  grade,  and  includes  in  all  rooms 
where  wisht  couches,  desks  or  study  tables,  extra  bureaus  or 
chiffoniers.  The  rooms  have  been  pronounced  by  all  who 
have  seen  them  better  than  any  others  yet  built  by  any  sum- 
mer resort  in  the  Adirondacks.  Except  the  4  south  corners, 
which  are  $4  and  $5,  these  10  choicest  rooms  on  the  grounds 
are  all  $3  each. 


Lake  Placid   Club 

Morningside  N.Y. 


Floor  plans  and  prices 


To  guard  against  possible  misunderstanding  the  secretary  signs  and 
sends  for  every  engagement  a  card  stating  exactly  what  has  been  engaged, 
with  room  numbers  as  on  these  floor  plans,  time  of  arrival  and  departure 
and  total  price  by  week.  A  printed  copy  of  the  club's  invariable  rules  by 
which  bills  must  be  settled,  accompanies  and  is  made'part  of  each  engage- 
ment. For  explanation  of  club  plan  of  prices  see  Circular  or  Handbook, 
p.  14-19. 

There  are  no  transient  guests  or  prices.  For  convenience  in  bills  the 
full  season  price  is  divided  into  an  even  amount  for  each  day.  From  this 
there  is  therefore  no  reduction  except  half  rates  on  rooms,  baths  and  boats 
before  July  10  and  after  September  10.  This  price  of  rooms  includes  not 
only  rent,  care  and  maintenance  of  rooms  but  also  all  club  privileges,  and 
must  cover  the  pro  rata  cost  of  the  whole  great  estate  and  of  public  rooms 
and  various  privileges  free  to  all.  (See  Circular  p.  14,  15.)  There  are 
rooms  at  8  prices,  from  soc  to  $5  a  day,  for  those  who  wish  to  economize 
closely,  as  well  as  for  those  who  wish  every  comfort  and  luxury.  Combin- 
ing price  of  rooms  with  that  of  meals  and  other  things  charged  at  cost  or 
entirely  free,  experience  shows  that  average  bills  would  be  about  a  fifth 
more  for  similar  accommodations  at  hotels,  which  also  lack  the  charm  of  a 
congenial  club  not  open  to  the  public. 


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55 


Lakeside  Clubhouse.  A  rambling,  picturesque  building, 
covering  an  acre,  with  77  sleeping  rooms,  6  dining  rooms, 
parlors,  library,  office,  writing  and  billiard  rooms  and  large 
amusement  hall  with  stage  for  music,  dancing,  amateur  plays, 
etc.  3  public  baths,  shower  bath,  12  toilets  and  13  suites 
of  various  sizes  with  private  baths.  985  ft  of  piazzas  and 
balconies,  several  of  which  may  be  quickly  inclosed  with  glass, 
making  sun  rooms  for  cool  or  windy  weather.  Several  rooms 
opening  on  halls  are  used  for  writing,  reading  and  card 
parties  by  those  rooming  near.  The  Squealery  or  children's 
pavilion,  26x35,  ^s  on  east  end.  This  first  clubhouse  is  so 
built  on  side  hill  that  each  of  3  stories  may  be  enterd  from 
ground  level.  At  the  porte  cochere  the  lawn  is  on  the  office 
level.  At  the  parlor  entrance,  on  the  dining  room  floor,  it  is  a 
story  higher.  On  the  east  one  walks  from  the  lawn  on  to  what 
is  3d  story  in  front.  This  adds  not  only  to  picturesqueness 
but  greatly  to  comfort  of  those  who  dislike  stairs.  The  entire 
house  is  heated  by  100  hot  water  radiators  from  twind  boilers 
of  unequal  size.  In  mild  weather  the  small,  in  colder  the 
large,  and  in  coldest  both  boilers  are  connected  with  each 
radiator.  This  is  the  most  perfect  heating  system  known. 
Hardwood  floors,  23  open  fires,  17  brick  and  stone  fireplaces, 
9  in  public  rooms,  8  in  suites. 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Winonawood  40ft  distant 


CLUBHOUSE 

Dining  room  floor 


Sun  piazza,  movable  glass  partitions 
13.50      ? 


Open  west  piazza  ZOx9O  Q 

K  r  Mirror  lake    OOftdisi 


FLOOR    PLANS 


57 


Childrens  pavilion 
26x35 

Hot  water  heat 

£Uss         £lass  Dutch 

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CLUBHOUSE 
Ist  room  floor 

—  Indicates  radiator 


LAKE  PLACID  CLUB 


FLOOR    PLANS 


59 


Lake  Placid  Club       Lakeside  din 


Cambrels.  This  south  wing-  of  Clubhouse  was  built  in 
1 900  and  has  2  floors  of  the  largest  and  finest  suites,  with  private 
baths,  in  the  Adirondacks.  The  tower  sitting  rooms  are 
22x25  ft  with  7  windows  commanding  fine  lake  and  mountain 
views,  brick  fireplaces,  desks,  couches,  easy  chairs  and  every 
convenience.  The  plumbing  is  the  best,  only  solid  porcelain 
baths  and  slop  sinks  being  used.  The  Gambrels  dining  room 
on  main  house  level  is  specially  attractiv,  with  windows  on  3 
sides,  stone  fireplace,  hot  water  heat  and  large  tower  circle. 
It  also  serves  to  deaden  any  sound  which  might  come  to  upper 
floors  from  music  room  beneath.  Tea  room  and  private 
dining  rooms  are  on  2d  floor.  Barber  shop,  billiard  and  pool 
rooms,  stage  and  music  room,  long  distance  telefone  booth 
and  center  on  ist  floor.  Hardwood  floors,  6  brick  and  stone 
fireplaces. 


6o 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Winona  wood 


FLOOR    PLANS 
Seven  Gables  300  feet  south 


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62 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


FLOOR    PLANS 


Roofed 
Mirror  lake   1081  ftdistarvt 


LAKE  PLACID  CLUB 


Balsams.  3  minutes  east  from  Clubhouse,  on  the  summit, 
picturesquely  located  at  highest  point  of  park  over  100  ft 
above  lake  and  therefore  commanding  the  broadest  views.  1 2 
rooms  besides  bath,  3  open  fires,  hot  and  cold  water,  complete 
kitchen  equipment,  separate  stairs  and  plumbing  for  servants, 
large  stable,  ice  house  and  3  acres  of  lawn  and  grove.  Day's 
rent  $10.50,  year's  $735. 


Mirror  lake   160ft  west 


9 

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50c 


2"  floor 


5 
9  x  10 


8 
13  *  16 


6 

8x9 
50c 


7 

9x9 
50c 


Baygrove.  Rustic,  bark  exterior,  2  minutes  south  from 
Clubhouse,  in  east  edge  of  evergreen  grove  on  bay  between 
Seven  Gables  and  Wayside.  Shaded  only  on  west.  Running 
water,  toilet,  no  bath.  Formerly  children's  '  Squealery. '  Re- 
built in  1900.  Day's  rent  $7,  year's  $490. 


FLOOR    PLANS 


Pines  zoo  ft  di»t 


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Cabin.  Rustic  lodge,  bark  out- 
side, furnisht  and  cared  for  like  a 
Clubhouse  room.  South  of  Pines, 
176  ft  east  of  Pine  lodge,  3  min- 
utes from  lake,  2  from  Clubhouse, 
in  edge  of  beautiful  grove.  Free 
from  noises  of  even  a  small  house. 
Day's  rent  $i,  year's  $70. 


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Lake  woods  6Oft  distort* 

Rooft  east  piazza 


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Mirror  lake  80ft 
Evergreens 

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Ist  floor 


Clematis.  Red  cottage, 
on  lake  front,  second  south  of 
Forest,  4  minutes  from  Club- 
house. Running  water, 
drainage,  no  bath.  Closet 
and  hot  water  in  annex  30  ft 
from  east  door.  Simple  camp 
construction.  Day's  rent 
$5. 50,  year's  8385,  either  with 
care  or  furnisht  for  simple  housekeeping. 

Colden  and  Eastgate.  2  small  cottages  for  housekeeping 
on  east  edge  of  golf  links  half  mile  from  Clubhouse.  Edgehill, 
the  best  of  the  club's  farmhouses.  Also  several  other  house- 
keeping cottages  at  a  distance  from  club.  For  plans  and  prices 
see  supplement. 


66 


LAKE  PLACID  CLUI? 


Edgewater 


from  norths  e^' 


EDGEWATER 

1"  floor 


Ope 


EDGE  WAT 


Mirror  lake  100  ft  west 

Edgewater.  409  ft  or  i1.;  minutes  north  from  Clubhouse. 
Low  ceilings  sloping  on  2d  floor.  Quiet,  with  beautiful 
glimpses  of  mountains  and  lake  thru  pine  trees.  Red,  winter 
house,  cellar,  plasterd  and  paperd,  except  9  which,  having  no 
room  over  it,  is  ceild  in  spruce  into  peak.  2  open  fires,  water 
on  both  floors.  Day's  rent  $12.25,  year's  $857.50. 


FLOOR  PLANS 


ike  Placid  Club 


Maple -*>birch  grove    looft   east 


Roo-pt  west  portico    I3*81ft 


Mirror    la.ke 


1 06  ft 


Forest  Ist  floor 


68 


LAKE  PLACID  CLUB 


Open  veranda 


Open  veranda 


Forest  2* floor 


Forest.  On  choic- 
est site,  on  knoll  30 
ft  above  lake,  direct- 
ly opposit  finish  of  re- 
gatta courses.  3  min- 
utes from  Clubhouse. 
Finisht  August  1899. 
Green,  winter  house, 
hardwood  floors,  fine 
cellar,  4  baths,  hot 
and  cold  water  on  all 
floors,  coal  heater  for 
cool  weather,  i  brick 
fireplace  and  fires  in 
9  other  rooms.  10  and  n  are  in  i  room  but  will  be  separated 
as  in  plan  if  preferd.  Day's  rent1  ist  floor,  2,  3,  4  and  bath 
(parlor  free)  $6.50;  2d  floor  (bath  free)  $8;  3d  floor,  4  rooms 
and  bath,  $7.50. 

South  wing,  5  rooms,  bath,  wood  and  storerooms,  fully 
equipt  for  housekeeping,  is  omitted  on  plan,  being  used  by  club 
officers.  It  has  separate  stairs,  piazzas  and  4  outside  doors,  so 
is  really  distinct  building  but  is  used  conveniently  with  Forest 
in  winter. 


Forest   3afloor 


FLOOR    PLANS 


69 


Garden 


from  south 


Casement 
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LAKE  PLACID  CLUB 

Garden.  Brown, 

winter  house,  large 
cellar,  behind  the 
great  pines,  i  min- 
ute or  212  ft  north 
from  Clubhouse. 
Flat  roof,  high 
ceilings,  2  brick 
fireplaces.  Like 
Winona,  each  floor, 
having  hot  and  cold  \vatjr  dnd  bath,  is  an  admirable  suite  for  a 
family.  Very  high  ceilings  in  7  and  9  which,  having  no  rooms 
over  them,  tho  on  ist  floor,  are  ceild  into  peak.  Coal  heater 
between  7  and  9  heats  water  without  warming  house.  When 
wisht  this  heat  can  be  turnd  on  rooms,  ist  floor  (parlor  free) 
day's  rent  $n,  year's  $770;  2d  floor  (bath  free)  day's  $6,  year's 


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FLOOR   PLANS 


Hillside  lstfloor 


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Open  f  re  4,  9x14- 


Hillside.  Built 
in  1900  as  2  sepa- 
rate suites,  each 
floor  having  parlor, 
3  bedrooms,  hot 
water,  bath  and 
open  fires,  2  on  ist 
and  3  on  2d;  ist 
floor  has  also  heat 
and  storeroom 
which  may  be  used 
for  light  house- 
keeping. Hard- 
wood floors,  good 
cellar.  Piazzas  on 
3  sides  on  ist  floor 
and  3  balconies  on  2d,  rooft  on  south.  Brown  clapboards  ist 
story,  cedar  shingle,  natural  finish,  on  2d.  3  minutes  from 
Clubhouse,  i  minute  from  lake,  near  North  wood.  ist  floor, 
day's  rent  $7.50,  year's  $525;  2d  floor,  day's  $6.50,  year's  $455. 


PLA(  H»  CLUB 


Rooft  west     piazza 
10x4-6' 


Mirror  lake  Sooft  west         SevenGobles 


Zd  floor 


FLOOR     PLANS 


73 


Nook.  Rustic  cottage,  baik  exterior,  just  beyond  Pine 
lodge  in  half  circle  of  beautiful  pines  open  to  south  mountains, 
will  be  completed  June  i,  1901,  for  the  Outlook  staff,  for 
whom  it  was  pland  and  built.  2  minutes  from  Clubhouse, 
il/t  from  lake.  Room  3  can  be  used  for  light  housekeeping. 
Hardwood  Moors,  stone  fireplace,  4  open  fires,  bath,  hot  water 
and  toilets  on  each  floor. 


Northgate.  Green,  winter  house  near  north  boundary  of 
Morningside,  i  minute  from  lake  front,  2^  from  Clubhouse. 
Bath,  2  closets,  hot  and  cold  water  on  both  floors,  3  open  and 
6  other  fires,  parlor,  kitchen,  1 1  large  bedrooms,  large  cellar, 
private  boat  house,  ice  house.  Best  for  housekeeping  for  large 
party,  using  2  as  kitchen.  Beautiful  grove  on  lake  shore  100  ft 
west,  extensiv  forest  50  ft  north.  Open  to  sun  on  east  and 
south,  large  piazzas  on  4  sides,  balconies  on  each  floor.  Very 
quiet,  roomy  and  convenient. 

n,  12,  14  and  15  are  in  completely  separate  building,  having 
independent  stairs,  piazza  and  toilet.  Day's  rent  $3.50,  year's 
$245.  Main  part  alone  $13.50  a  day,  $945  a  year. 


74 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


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FLOOR    PLANS 


75 


Cioset 


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15x18 


North^ate    3dfloor 


North  lakehouse.  Upper  story,  16x20  ft,  with  balcony 
over  lake,  is  a  delightful  retired  room,  ist  floor  toilet  at 
Northg-ate,  i  minute  distant.  Day's  rent  $2,  year's  $140. 


76 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Orchard.  Rus- 
tic camp  con- 
struction, bark 
exterior.  On  lake 
front  between 
Edgewater  and 
Northgate.  Hav- 
ing outside  stair- 
way and  distinct 
entrances  below 
it  may  be  used  by 
i  family  or  as  3 
separate  suites. 
Hot  water,  open 
fire.  Toilet  on  ist 
floor,  bath  on  ad. 
i  st  floor, day's  rent 
$7,  year's  $49°; 
2d  floor,  day's 


Orchard   lsifloor 


3-039 


FLOOR    PLANS 


77 


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Rooft  piq:z.za 
11x32, 


Brookwood  spnng45ofts  ;. 


Outlook  I5tfloor 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Outlook 
^dfloor 


Outlook,  3d  floor,  13x13,  $1.50 


Outlook.  Built  in  1900  for  L.  E.  Waterman.  Shingle 
sides.  Large,  glass  inclosed  outlook  on  3d  story  commands 
fine  views.  3  piazzas,  3  balconies,  i  entire  corner  opens  so 
to  throw  room  7  into  balcony.  Hot  water  and  toilets  on  both 
floors,  bath,  cellar,  heat  room,  butler's  sink.  Coal  heater, 
brick  fireplace,  hardwood  floors.  2^  minutes  from  Clubhouse, 
i%  from  lake,  \yz  from  Forest  courts. 


FLOOR    PLANS 


79 


Pines 


from  south 


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Roofed 


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Pines   lstfloor 


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LAKE   PLACID  CLUB 


Pines.  Red  cottage  on  summit,  3  minutes  from  lake  and  94 
ft  above  it.  Finest  views  in  Placid  region.  Parlor,  alcove  library, 
dining  room,  6  bedrooms,  bath,  toilet  rooms  with  hot  and 
cold  water  on  both  floors.  Hardwood  floors,  Venetian  blinds, 
4  brick  fireplaces,  completely  equipt  kitchen,  set  laundry  tubs, 
pantry,  refrigerator,  large  separate  ice  house,  attic,  trunk  room, 
600  gallon  copper  lined  reservoir.  200  ft  of  piazza,  on  west  15  ft 
wide,  surrounds  entire  house.  Under  it  are  wood  and  store- 
rooms with  3  outside  doors.  vStudy  windows  command  finest 
east,  south  and  west  views  of  forest,  lake  and  mountains. 
On  the  6  acres  are  2  beautiful  groves,  tennis  court,  stone  camp- 
fire,  boat  house  and  dock.  Day's  rent  $12.50,  year's  $875. 


Pine  lodge.  Picturesque  little  house  in  natural  wood  in- 
side and  out,  2  minutes  from  Clubhouse,  550  ft  from  lake. 
Named  from  great  pines  which  rise  thru  piazza  floor  and  make 
a  thick  foliage  roof  to  an  outdoor  sitting  room.  Coverd  outlook 


on  roof  among  pine  branches,  with  seats  for  8,  is  reacht  by 
stairs  from  piazza,  extending  round  entire  building.  Toilet 
with  running  water,  lavatory  and  closet.  Woodshed  under 
parlor  and  piazza  is  reacht  by  outside  door,  or  in  rainy  weather 
by  inside  trap  door.  Window  seat  lounge,  open  fire,  closet,  3 
single  beds.  Couch  in  recess  gives  no  suggestion  by  day  that 
parlor  at  night  is  extra  bedroom.  Large  casement  windows 
frame  most  beautiful  south  mountain  view.  West  windows 
command  both  lake  and  mountains.  Finisht  in  rratural  wood 
into  gambrel  roof.  Book  shelves  and  writing  desk'  built  in. 
Day's  rent  $3.50,  year's  $245. 


Clubhouse  437ft  distant 

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Rooft    W 

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Pine 


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LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Seven  Gables 


west  piazza 


Seven  Gables.  Brown  house  on  lake  front,  i  minute 
from  new  Gambrels  dining  room  thru  Winona  wood  path.  West 
gables  4-8  and  17  to  19  is  winter  house,  plasterd  and  paperd, 
with  cellar.  North  and  south  gables  1-3,  9,  12-16,  20,  21,  for 


West  from  Seven  Gables  piazza 


FLOOR    PLANS 


Baygrove  80  feet  s.  e. 


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fall  use,  have  natural  spruce  finish.  No  children  under  12 
ever  room  here.  6  open  fires,  i  stone  and  2  brick  fireplaces, 
5  baths,  toilets  and  lavatories,  hot  and  cold  running  water  on 
both  floors,  coal  heater  to  temper  north  wing  in  cool  weather. 
Most  general  favorit  among  club  cottages. 


LAKE   PLACID  CLUB 


SEVEN  GABLES 
£d    floor 


Seven  Gables 


back  view  from  Pine  lodgt 


86 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


f/oor 

Best  type  of  club  cottage.     Day's  rent  $12.50,  year's 
Thenagen.     See  supplement. 


Sunnyside.  Open 
to  sun  on  east,  south 
and  west,  touching 
Winona  wood  on 
north ;  natural  cedar 
shingle  finish.  Fall 
construction,  double 
ceild  and  paperd 
but  no  cellar  or  plas- 
ter, i  minute  from 
Clubhouse  or  lake. 
Largest  parlor  and 
bath  on  grounds. 
Hardwood  floor,  i 
brick  and  i  stone 
fireplace,  coal  heater 
with  registers  in 
bath  and  upper  hall 
to  temper  house  on 
cool  days.  Bath, 
hot  and  cold  running 
water  on  both  floors 


Outlook  585ft  east 

Sentinel   range   Smiles  distant   I 


03 


WAY5IDE        First  floor 
Mirror   lake  75fr  distant 


FLOOR    PLANS 


\ 


"Wayside.  Brown,  winter  house, 
fine  cellar,  2^  minutes  from  Club- 
house on  knoll  20  ft  above  lake, 
with  beautiful  lake  and  mountain 
views.  Bath,  hot  and  cold  run- 
ning water,  2  lavatories,  2  open 
fires.  Day's  rent  $8,  year's  $560. 


WAYSIDE    £d    floor 


Westside  lakehouse 

4  large  corner  rooms  about  12x18  fill  whole  top  floor,  with 
running^cold  water  and  drainage  and  2  open  fires.  Toilet  and 
lavatory  on  floor  below.  On  lake  shore  at  end  of  club  estate, 
directly  opposit  Clubhouse,  from  which  it  is  5  minutes  row 
across  lake  or  10  minutes  walk  thru  Westwood.  Used  usually 
by  college  men  who  prefer  the  larger  rooms  and  do  not  mind 
greater  distance.  Cared  for  by  club  chambermaids.  East 
rooms  over  lake  $1.50  each,  west  rooms  over  grove  $i. 


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Winona 


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over  4,5,6,7,46,  are  same 
Size  and  price. 


FLOOR  PLANS  89 

Winona.  The  '  house  in  the  woods  '  ^  minute  south  from 
Clubhouse  and  east  from  lake.  Shingled  outside,  natural  wood 
inside.  Flat  roof,  4  large  rustic,  rooft  balconies  among  the 
pines  and  balsams,  which  almost  touch  it  on  all  sides.  Much 
direct  sun  comes  over  and  between  trees  thind  out  for  the  pur- 
pose. Hot  weather  favorit.  2  baths,  hot  and  cold  running 
water  on  both  floors,  4  open  fires,  coal  heater  in  basement  with 
registers  to  warm  halls.  Nearest  Clubhouse,  yet  very  quiet. 
Same  bellboy  service  as  main  house.  The  2  floors  are  2  entirely 
separate  suites,  each  with  parlor,  3  bedrooms,  2  open  fires, 
private  hall  and  bath  and  2  rooft  balconies.  Day's  rent  of  each 
suite  $8,  year's  $560. 

i,  2  and  3  are  on  west  side  ground  floor.  i  has  north  and 
west  windows,  2  has  double  glass  doors  and  west  windows,  3 
has  south  and  west  windows.  All  have  large  closets  and  out- 
side glass  doors.  Woodroom,  2  closets,  hot  water  heater  and 
air  space  are  between  east  bank  and  these  rooms,  to  protect 
against  dampness.  All  3  open  also  into  hot  room.  Because  of 
prejudice  against  rooms  near  ground  prices  are  less  than  half, 
or  5©c  each. 

Woodbine.  Red,  summer  cottage,  next  south  of  Forest, 
on  lake  front,  3  minutes  from  Clubhouse.  Camp  construction, 
no  plaster.  Stone  fireplace,  running  hot  and  cold  water  and 
toilet  but  no  bath.  For  housekeeping  2  is  dining  room,  4 
kitchen.  Day's  rent  $6.50,  year's  $455. 


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Woodside  lodge.  Built  in  fall  of  1899.  At  extreme 
north  or  '  Rest  end  '  of  club  estate  where  there  is  almost  no 
passing.  Red,  clapboard  and  shingle  exterior.  3  minutes 
from  Clubhouse,  i^  from  lake,  in  edge  of  Northwood.  East, 
south  and  west  open  to  sun.  Hardwood  floors,  hot  and  cold 
running  water,  bath,  open  fire,  coal  heater  to  temper  house 
nights  and  cool  days.  Cosiest  and  quietest.  Day's  rent  $7, 
year's  $490. 

Tents.  There  are  i  family  (5  room),  8  large  (14x17)  and  i 
smaller  (10x10)  wall  tents  on  firm  wood  floors  with  6  ft 
piazzas  full  width  of  tent.  Canvas  flies  over  both  tent  and 
piazza  protect  from  rain  and  sun.  Larger  than  rooms  at  same 
price  and  have  same  furniture  and  care.  Quieter,  each  tent 
having  entire  site  to  itself.  Morningside  being  private  park  with 
night  watch  patroling  every  hour,  ladies  often  room  in  tents 
alone  and  there  has  been  no  case  of  annoyance  or  fear.  Physi- 
cians often  prescribe  sleeping  in  tents  because  of  fresher  air. 
Most  people  are  surprised  and  delighted  with  comforts  and 
advantages  on  trial.  They  are  much  warmer  than  expected  in 
cold  weather,  cooler  in  hot,  and  freer  from  dampness  in  heaviest 
rains.  Every  tent  stands  as  high  and  dry  above  the  ground  as 
a  house,  with  free  circulation  of  air  under  its  wood  floor, 
and  has  an  oil  stove  which  readily  raises  temperature  when 


92  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

wisht,  or  a  small  iron  stove  with  pipe  running  thru  opening-  in 
canvas  can  be  set  up. 

No  baths  or  plumbing  but  all  tents  are  within  i  or  2 
minutes  of  club  toilets  and  at  various  points  running  water 
and  drainage  are  provided,  thus  adding  greatly  to  convenience. 
Many  who  have  tried  it  will  not  take  rooms  in  houses  if  tents 
can  be  had.  Tents  are  often  located  in  some  favorit  spot 
specially  chosen  by  the  occupant.  They  are  usually  named 
from  nearest  cottage,  but  not  because  connected  with  it,  tho 
often  used  by  the  same  party. 

While  tents  cost  less  to  build  than  houses,  furniture  is 
same,  care  for  chambermaids  double  because  of  distance  from 
linen  room  and  supplies,  and  each  occupies  a  whole  site. 

The  large  tents  (14x24)*  are  $1.50  a  day,  the  same  as 
regular  rooms.  Smaller  tents  (10x16)  $i;  smallest  size  (10x10) 
5oc.  Family  tents  with  4  corners  cut  off  as  4  bedrooms, 
8x8,  center  as  sitting  room,  with  piazza  under  fly  at  both 
ends  making  long  room  10x29  feet,  $2.  Other  tents  can  be 
put  up  on  a  week's  notice  on  any  approved  sites.  Present 
tents  stand  as  follows : 

Cabin  tent  (10x16)  just  east  of  Cabin  in  edge  of  pine 
grove,  $i. 

Cherries  tent  on  hill  400  ft  from  Clubhouse  and  200  from 
Pines.  Beautiful  view.  On  north  edge  of  Winona  wood. 
Family  size,  4  bedrooms  8x8  and  sitting  room  10x29,  $2. 

St  Armand  and  Pavilion  tents  (14x24)  stand  together  80  ft 
from  children's  pavilion,  80  from  Winona  and  150  from  east 
entrance  to  Gambrels.  $1.50  each. 

Winona,  Sunnyside  and  Seven  Gables  tents  (14x24)  stand 
near  each  other  in  Winona  wood  centrally  between  these  3  cot- 
tages, about  200  ft  from  Seven  Gables  and  100  from  Winona, 
Sunnyside  and  Gambrels.  $1.50  each. 

Idle  wild  and  Waneka  tents  (14x24)  in  grove  of  great  pines, 
300  ft  east  of  Seven  Gables,  100  southeast  of  Pine  lodge,  150 
southeast  of  Sunnyside,  200  north  of  Outlook  and  400  south- 
west of  Clubhouse.  $1.50  each. 


a  In  all  these  measures  platform  is  included,  as  it  is  coverd  by  fly.    To  get  size  of 
walls  of  tent  alone  deduct  width  of  piazza,  6  ft.  from  larger  number. 


ADIRONDACK  LODGE 


93 


Adirondack  Lodge.  Forest  branch  of  club,  10  miles 
from  main  Clubhouse,  on  Heart  or  Clear  lake,  noted  as  largest 
log  house  in  world.  3  stories,  with  high  tower  commanding 
magnificent  mountain  views.  There  are  besides  the  Lodge, 
shown  on  plans,  16  other  buildings,  stables,  boat  houses,  laun- 
dry, men's,  women's  and  guide's  camps,  theater,  lodges,  cot- 
tages, tents,  day  camps,  tennis  and  roque  courts,  etc.  50  miles 
of  trails  have  been  cut  from  the  Lodge  direct  to  the  most  famous 
peaks,  passes,  waterfalls,  and  other  natural  features  which 
cluster  about  this  remarkable  spot. 


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LAKE   PLACID  CLUB 


Front 


Adirondack    Lodgt 
2a  floor 


In  1877  a  party  of  New  Yorkers,  mountain  enthusiasts, 
drew  plans  for  an  ideal  forest  home  to  be  known  as  Adirondack 
Lodge.  After  studying  the  maps  they  chose  from  the  highest 
peak  in  the  state,  Tahawus,  the  best  square  mile  in  all  the 
great  forest  in  which  to  "  get  nearest  to  nature's  heart."  Hav- 
ing found  the  owners  640  acres  were  bought  and  in  1878  the 
Lodge  was  built  of  huge  spruce  logs.  It  has  since  been  the 
most  famous  building  in  the  Adirondacks.  Later  changes  of 
management  and  lack  of  capital  prevented  needed  improvements, 
to  the  great  regret  of  many  admirers  of  the  wonderful  location. 

The  entire  plant  was  bought  October  1900  for  Lake  Placid 
Club.  The  builder  of  the  Lodge  with  a  force  of  men  spent  the 
winter  in  needed  restorations  and  renovations  and  it  will  open 
July  i,  1901,  with  the  same  supervision  and  high  standards  as  the 


ADIRONDACK    LODGE 


95 


club.  New  equipment,  boats,  livery,  furniture,  linen  and  china 
supplement  the  renovation  of  the  building.  Clubhouse  and 
Lodge  are  connected  by  telefone  and  telegraf  and  i  or  more 
trips  with  mail  and  supplies  will  be  made  daily  each  way  by 
club  carriages.  Long  distance  telefone  connects  with  all  points. 
As  much  of  the  charm  of  this  forest  life  often  consists  in 
living  in  some  favorit  nook  personally  selected,  the  club  keeps 
the  materials  on  hand  and  on  a  day's  notice  can  erect  and 
furnish  a  tent  on  any  site  approved  by  the  superinten- 
dent. These  tents  or  outside  rooms  are  5oc,  $i  and  $1.50  a 
day  according  to  size.  This  allows  many  who  could  not  endure 
the  usual  hardships  and  meager  fare  to  enjoy  the  quiet  of  an 
isolated  forest  camp  and  yet  have  the  best  beds  and  table  and 
many  home  comforts.  Circular  L  gives  full  information  about 
the  Lodge  and  its  surroundings,  walks,  drives,  climbs,  etc. 


3"  f  U 


There  are  also  numerous  rooms  in  lodges,  cottages  and  tents  at  500, 
$i  and  $1.50  a  day  according  to  size  and  location.  New  lodges  or  tents 
will  be  provided  on  a  week's  notice  on  any  approved  site  selected  by  the 
occupant. 


HOUSEKEEPING  97 

Club  specialties 

Housekeeping.  For  those  who  prefer  the  greater  inde- 
pendence, seclusion  or  economy  of  full  or  partial  housekeeping 
there  are  10  houses  completely  equipt  with  china,  glass,  silver, 
table  and  bed  linen  and  cooking  utensils  so  that  nothing  what- 
ever need  be  brought  or  bought.  The  5  houses  markt  H  in 
House  list  are  distant  from  club  dining  room  and  are  for  house- 
keeping only.  The  5  markt  h  are  within  3  minutes  walk  of  the 
dining  room  and  may  be  used  either  way.  Some  prefer  to  get 
their'  own  breakfasts  or  teas  or  both,  coming  to  the  club 
only  for  dinners.  Single  dinners  are  75C,  other  meals  5oc. 
Rent  includes  right  to  get  at  estimated  cost  any  needed  sup- 
plies, cookt  or  uncookt,  from  the  club  kitchen,  cooler  and 
storerooms.  Cottages  with  facilities  for  partial  housekeeping 
are  Garden,  Hillside,  Nook,  Orchard,  Outlook  and  Woodside. 
The  club  also  has  several  other  houses  in  the  village  available 
for  housekeeping.  Rent  of  an}'  house  with  care  is  the  same  as 
with  housekeeping  equipment  without  care  and  covers  not  only 
keeping  the  rooms  in  order,  but  also  fuel,  lights  and  laundry  of 
house  linen. 

Suites.  A  club  specialty  is  suites,  to  give  much  of  the 
conveniences  and  seclusion  of  a  separate  house  with  less  care 
and  cost.  Many  of  these  are  engaged  for  a  series  of  years  and 
the  occupants  leave  their  mountain  suits  and  various  belongings 
exactly  as  they  would  in  a  private  cottage.  Suites  can  be  made 
in  scores  of  places  by  cutting  off  ends  of  corridors  or  combining 
adjoining  rooms,  while  others  are  so  connected  that  they  are 
not  rented  as  separate  rooms.  The  following,  with  price  a 
day  without  meals,  are  specially  desirable.  Those  in  italics 
can  not  be  broken ;  others  may  be  divided  as  wisht.  Bath 
given  with  suites  means  private  bath.  Other  suites  all  have 
the  use  of  a  bath  near,  often  adjoining,  and  if  the  suite  includes 
all  rooms  for  which  that  bath  was  provided  it  becomes  private 
without  charge.  Baths  are  public  unless  markt  $i  on  floor  plans. 
If  exactly  what  is  wanted  is  not  found  in  this  list,  reference 
to  floor  plans  will  show  that  i  or  more  adjoining  rooms  can 
be  added  to  nearly  every  suite,  thus  enlarging  it  to  fit  the 
party. 


98 


SUITES  99 

Suite  list 

Suites  in  italics  can  not  be  broken;  others  may  be  divided  as  wisht. 
See  House  list,  p.  108,  for  abbreviations. 

1  room  and  bath.     Ck  27,  $2;     jG  14,  $2  50;    Ch  2,  $3; 
Ch37>  $3;    Ck  41,  $3;    jG  /p,  $3;    Ch  /,  $4;  F 12,  $4;    7G  3* 
$4;   jG  9,  $41  C/ij,  $5- 

2  rooms.    Cl  5-6,  $i ;  Wb  3-4,  $i;   \Vb  5-6,  $1.50;  Bg  /-<?, 
$2;     Or  3-4,  $2;    Orio-n,$2;       7020-21,  §2;     Cl  1-2,  $2.50; 
Ch  7-8,  $2.50;    F  lo-u,  $2.50;    Gd  2-3,  §2.50;     70  4,  7,  $2.50; 
7G   5-6,   $2.50;     Ch  48-49,   $3;    Or   i-2,   $3;    Ng  9-10,   $3.50; 
F  5,  8,  $4;  F  6-7,  $4;  Ch  ii-i2,  $5;   Ew  8-9,  $5. 

2  rooms  and  bath.     Ch  26-27,  2-5°;    F  io-n,  $3.50;    70 
14-15,  $4;  Ch  31-32,  $5;  Ch  54-55,  $5;    F 2-3,  $5.50;   Ch  37-38, 
$6;  Gd  5-6,  $7;    Ch  3-4,  $9;    Gm  64-65,  $9;    Gm  74-75,  $9. 

3  rooms.     Wb  2-4,  $2;  Wb  5-7,  §2;   Bg  6-8,  $2.50;  Cl  4-6, 
$2.50;   Ng  12,  14,  15,  $2.50;    Or  i,  6,  7,  $4;     7G  4,  7,  8,  $4.5°; 
Ng6-8,  $5. 

3  rooms  and  bath.    Ch  56-58,  $5;  Ch  25-27,  $5.50;  Ch  31- 
33,  $6;   7G  17-19,  $6;  Ch  53-55,  $6  50;   Ch  16-18,  $7;  Ch  37-39, 
$7.50;  Ch  3-5,  $n;  GUI  6 1-6 1,  §11 ;   Gin  71-73,  $i  i. 

4  rooms.     Wb  5-8,  $2.50;       Cl  3-6,  $3;       Bg  5-8,  $3.50; 
Ew  1-4,  84:    Wb  1-4,  $4;   Or  8-n,  $5.50;   Gd  7-10,  $6;   Ch  42-45, 
$8;  FS-8,  §8;  Ch  10-13,  $9. 

4  rooms  and  bath.     Ch  24-27,  $6;  Ch  56-59,  §6;  Hs  6-9, 
;o;  7G   12,   14-16,  $7;  0152-55,  $7.50;   F  9-12,  $7.50;  Wi4-7, 

$8;  Wi  8-n,  $8;  Gm  64-67,  $15;  Gm  74-77,  §15. 

5  rooms.     Bg  5-9,  $4;  7G  4-8,  $7, 

5  rooms  and  bath.      Hs  /-j,  $7.50;    Ch  51-55,  $8;    Gd 

2-6,  $1  I. 

6  rooms.     Cl  1-6,  $5.50;  Or  1-7,  ST. 

7  rooms  and  bath.     Ch  41-47,  sis 

Rented  only  as  a  whole:  Ba,  Ca,  Nk,  Ol,  P,  PL,  Ss,  Wa. 
Wo  and  the  houses  for  housekeeping  only,  Co,  Eg,  Eh,  HI,  Th. 

Nearly  all  ist  floor  cottage  rooms  have  outside  entrances 
so  they  can  be  used  independently  of  the  rest  of  the  house. 
Specially  detacht  rooms  are:  Ban,  12,  75C  each;  Ca  $i ;  F4  $i ; 
<;<!  4  81.50;  N  Lh  $2;  Wa  4  si. 


&OOM    ENGAGEMENTS  l6f 

Furniture.  No  carpets  are  used  except  to  deaden  sound 
of  footsteps  in  halls  or  on  stairs.  Mattings  have  been  put  in  a 
few  rooms  where  floors  proved  unsatisfactory.  All  new  rooms 
have  hard  finisht  birch  or  maple  floors  laid  in  narrow  strips  or 
in  patterns  and  supplied  with  rugs  as  more  attractiv  and  sani- 
tary than  carpets. 

Fireplaces.  The  regular  fireplace  is  1.25  m  (50  in.)  wide, 
burning  i  m  (40  in.)  wood.  For  smaller  rooms  there  are  i  m, 
75  cm  and  for  extreme  cases  50  cm  (40,  30  and  20  in.)  fireplaces. 
Wood  and  kindling  are  kept  cut  for  all  sizes,  in  30,  40,  50,  75, 
and  TOO  cm  (12,  16,  20,  30,  and  40  in.)  lengths. 

Terms 

Engaging  rooms.  The  club  is  not  for  transients  but  is  a 
summer  home  for  families,  open  only  to  members  and  their 
guests.  Others  may  be  admitted  for  a  first  visit  only  on  intro- 
duction of  2  members  or  on  references  approved  by  the  trus- 
tees. Such  guests  may  become  associates  for  the  current 
season  by  paying  the  $10  fee  required  of  all  members,  and  have 
the  same  privileges  except  the  right  to  issue  invitations  and 
privilege  cards. 

Rooms  are  not  reservd  for  August  unless  as  part  of  an 
engagement  of  6  weeks  or  more.  As  there  are  never  rooms 
enough  in  August  positiv  engagements  for  a  week  or  2  then 
would  inevitably  crowd  out  others  wishing  to  stay  longer  and 
also  leave  the  rooms  vacant  before  and  after,  to  the  serious  loss 
of  the  club.  Definit  rooms  may  be  reservd  for  4  weeks  or  more 
if  wholly  in  the  first  or  second  half  of  the  season ;  i.  e.  if  the 
engagement  ends  by  August  10,  or  begins  not  earlier  than 
August  ii.  Rooms  reservd  for  shorter  periods  are  subject  to 
change  if  necessary  to  accommodate  those  engaging  for  the 
season  or  completing  suites,  the  member  moved  being  provided 
with  other  satisfactory  quarters.  The  superintendent  will  take 
any  amount  of  trouble  to  accommodate  members  as  far  as 
possible  without  injustice  to  others.  He  can  sometimes  arrange 
dates  of  short  engagements  of  2  or  more  parties  so  that  the 
required  5  or  6  weeks  may  be  divided  between  them.  Early 
application  will  greatly  increase  the  chance  of  making  such  a 
combination  of  dates.  Except  in  August,  when  every  house  is 


PRICES  103 

full,  members  may  engage  accommodations  for  even  a  single  day 
and  a  place  will  be  saved  somewhere,  tho  the  exact  room  preferd 
may  be  then  occupied.  The  club,  unlike  a  hotel,  must  treat  all 
exactly  alike  and  all  engagements  must  therefore  conform  ]=to 
above  rules. 

Prices.  Meals  and  rooms  are  charged  separately  and  cost 
together  in  mtdseason  $14  to  $52.50  a  week;  before  July  10 
and  after  September  10,  $12.25  to  $3 1.50.  If  2  or  more  occupy 
i  room  it  greatly  reduces  cost  as  no  charge  is  made  for  an 
extra  bed  except  $i  a  week  for  care  and  laundry.  Meals  are 
at  actual  cost:  $1.50  a  day;  children  under  12  and  maids  $t  a 
day  in  east  and  center  dining  rooms. 

Standard  club]  rooms,  B,  are  $1.50,  $2  and  $2.50  a  day. 
Smaller,  or  C  rooms,  none  of  which  have  open  fires  or  other 
extras,  are  5oc  and  $i  a  day.  Choicest  and  largest,  or  A 
rooms,  with  private  baths,  open  fires,  desks,  study  lamps,  easy 
chairs,  couches,  bookcases  or  other  extras  are  $3,  $4  and  $5 
a  day.  Private  baths  are  $i  a  day. 

Extras.  The  club  aims  to  let  every  member  have  anything 
he  wishes  and  will  pay  for  if  it  interferes  with  no  one  else. 
Obviously  carte  blanche,  to  order  extras  without  charge  is  im- 
practicable. Extras  are  therefore'rented  so  that  each  guest  may 
feel  entire  freedom  in  asking  for  them,  the  returns  all  being  used 
in  keeping  up  the  accommodation.  The  club  keeps  on  hand  and 
will  sell  or  rent  almost  any  article  needed  for  comfort  or  conven- 
ience; e.  g.  folding  beds,  extension,  reclining  and  other  easy 
chairs,  open  and  close  stoves,  desks,  office  tables,  etc.  Weekly 
rent  is  about  5$  of  cost;  e.  g.  a  $10  easy  chair  would  be  500. 
If  the  average  time  of  renting  was  4  weeks]the  20^  found  neces- 
sary to  cover  wear,  interest,  insurance,  storage  and  depreciation 
on  such  easily  injured  articles  would  thus  be  paid. 

Special  suites.  On  the  same  principle  private  baths  or 
special  rooms,  suites,  lodges  or  cottages  are  each  year  built  for 
members  who  have  definit  wishes  to  gratify.  The  aim  is  to 
make  a  summer  home  where  members  can  have  just  what  they 
wish.  The  superintendent  tries  to  grant  every  reasonable 
request  if  necessary  cost  is  paid  either  directly  or  in  increast 
rent.  This  system,  like  dining  a  la  carte,  sometimes  results 
in  annoying  trifling  charges,  but  in  no  other  way  can  the  club 
provide  equitably  for  all  its  members.  Each  feels  free  to 


HALF  RATES 


105 


gratify  his  preference  since  he  pays  for  what  he  has  and  so 
adds  nothing  to  cooperativ  living  expenses  of  his  fellow 
members. 

Invariable  prices.  The  common  summer  hotel  practice 
of  '  charging  as  much  as  the  case  will  bear '  is  strictly  forbidden. 
Every  item  of  expense  has  its  cost  plainly  printed  and  this  can 
be  changed  no  more  than  price  of  postage  stamps.  Each  guest 
thus  gets  without  *  bargaining '  the  most  favorable  terms 
obtainable. 

Half  rates.  To  induce  visits  out  of  the  crowded  season, 
rooms,  private  baths  and  boats  are  only  half  price  before  July 
10  and  after  September  10. 

Season.  Midseason  with  full  staff  in  all  departments  is 
from  July  10  to  September  10.  The  club  is  open  June  i  to 
November  i,  or  5  months  each  year,  with  as  large  a  staff  and 
such  service  as  the  number  of  members  in  residence  warrants. 

Postoffice  address.  June  i  to  November  i  Lake  Placid 
Club,  Morningside,  Essex  co.  N.  Y.  ;  rest  of  year,  Asa  O 
Gallup,  Secretary,  1 5  W  43  st.  New  York. 


Tt.Coulonge 


&  HUDSON  RIVER  R.   R. 

ADIRONDACK  MOUNTAINS  N£vv««Kxi 

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HOUSE   LIST 


Houses  with  h  prefixt  can  be  had  at  same  rent  completely  equipt  for  housekeeping" 
H means  for  housekeeping  only  as  they  are  too  far  from  club  dining  room  to  so  for 
meals. 


From    Club- 

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Fires 

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60 

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6E 

17 

6 

5 

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h  Balsams 

Ba 

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850 

12 

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2 

4 

4 

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$10  50 

Baygrove 

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425 

9 

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630 

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76 

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6 

3 

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2m. 

12 

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5 

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Edgewater 

Ew 

n. 

385 

9 

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3 

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12  25 

Forest 

F 

s. 

748 

18 

4 

4 

10 

10 

3 

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22 

Gambrels 

Gm 

s. 

15 

20 

4 

6 

17 

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6J34R 

Garden 

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212 

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2 

6 

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Hillside 

Hs 

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650 

9 

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2 

6 

5 

4 

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500 

9 

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712 

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Orchard 

Or 

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550 

ii 

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4 

3 

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12  50 

Outlook 

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620 

8 

I 

2 

9 

8 

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5C 

12 

h  Pines 

P 

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503 

10 

I 

2 

9 

7 

4 

2 

12  50 

Pine  lodge 

PL 

s.e. 

437 

2 

I 

2 

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3  50 

Seven  Gables 

7G 

s. 

270 

18 

5 

5 

13 

12 

5 

7C 

Sunnyside 

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325 

9 

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12  50 

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Wi 

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2 

2 

5 

5 

4 

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1750 

h  Woodbine 

Wb 

s. 

1040 

8 

I 

2 

2 

2 

6  50 

Woodside  Lodge 

Wo 

n. 

820 

4 

I 

I 

3 

4 

1 

2C 

7 

Total 

406 

46 

79 

203 

176 

80 

215 

Tents 

Cabin 

CaT 

e. 

640 

i 

Cherries 

CsT 

e. 

400 

5 

2 

Idlewild 

I  T 

s.e. 

400 

50 

Pavilion 

PaT 

e. 

80 

50 

St  Armand 

StAT 

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80 

50 

Seven  Gables 

7GT 

s  e. 

IOO 

50 

Sunnyside 

SsT 

s.e. 

IOO 

50 

Winona 

WiT 

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Waneka 

WkT 

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400 

50 

A=in  annex  ;  C=coal  heater;  E=earth  closet ;  /j«equipt  for  housekeeping  ;  //"=for 
housekeeping  only  ;  R=radiators.    *Also  100  radiators. 


LaVce  Placid 

Morning'side  N.  Y. 

Report   and.    annotancement   to 
members   1OO1 

Unusually  full  announcements  for  1900  will  be  found  on 
P-  37-52  of  Handbook.  These  notes  are  merely  of  additions  and 
improvements  for  1901.  The  circulars  and  handbooks  should 
be  consulted  for  a  statement  of  what  the  club  offers  under  each 
head,  specially  the  new  circulars  on  amusements  and  on  Adi- 
rondack Lodge.  Prices,  rules  and  general  plan  remain  the 
same  as  in  1900.  Changes  are  simply  the  natural  evolution  of 
original  ideas  with  elimination  each  year  of  what  has  been  found 
undesirable,  retention  of  what  has  been  most  appreciated  and 
approved  and  improvement  wherever  practicable. 

The  last  year  was  markt  by  larger  additions  and  more  rapid 
development  than  any  2  years  since  the  club  started.  In  build- 
ings, grounds  and  plant  the  year  was  most  satisfactory,  but  in 
service,  table  and  laundry  we  were  so  far  short  of  the  stand- 
ards set  that  a  complete  reorganization  has  been  made  for  1901. 
Mr  Asa  O  Gallup,  president  of  the  N.  Y.  preparatory  school, 
i  of  the  3  original  founders  of  the  club,  will  give  his  entire  sum- 
mer as  superintendent,  and  having  studied  the  problem  all  last 
summer,  assures  us  with  confidence  that  the  matters  justly 
criticized  in  1900  will  be  satisfactory  for  1901.  To  insure  this 
over  $5000  more  than  heretofore  has  been  placed  at  his  disposal 
for  necessary  improvements  of  service,  table  and  laundry.  The 
trustees  will  have  nothing  whatever  to  do  with  the  administra- 
tion of  the  club  except  as  they  may  vote  on  needed  rules  or  take 
necessary  action  as  a  board,  having  transferd  to  Mr  Gallup  all 
authority  and  made  him  sole  administrativ  officer.  He  has 
accepted  this  responsibility  and  those  who  know  his  reputation 
and  experience  as  an  executiv  officer  have  entire  confidence 
that  this  department  will  hereafter  be  as  satisfactory  as  the 
unrivaled  location  and  plant.  Our  growth  has  made  it  possible 
to  assign  to  table  and  service  a  larger  sum  than  ever  before 
because  greatly  increast  numbers  reduce  pro  rata  the  fixt 
charges.  But  this  same  growth  was  responsible  for  serious 
deficiences  in  the  organization  of  last  year.  The  4  new  officers, 
steward,  chef,  head  waiter  and  head  laundress  will  be  experienced 
specialists  who  have  dealt  with  larger  numbers  than  ours,  so 


142  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

that  we  can  rely  on  prompt  and  efficient  kitchen,  table  and 
laundry  service  and  the  removal  of  those  difficulties  which  arose 
from  a  growth  beyond  the  capacity  of  the  plant  or  the  ability 
of  some  of  the  staff  to  handle  properly. 

New  buildings.  For  the  use  of  our  help  we  have  com- 
pleted during  the  winter  2  large  buildings  with  rooms  and 
baths,  i  with  complete  home  equipment,  thus  relieving  the 
kitchen  and  adding  greatly  to  its  efficiency  and  convenience. 
Experience  having  shown  the  impossibility,  with  mountain  diffi- 
culties, of  relying  on  promises  to  finish  buildings  on  time,  this 
work  was  done  last  fall  and  winter  so  that  early  comers  this 
year  will  be  free  from  noise  and  confusion  of  building.  Since 
the  last  announcement  there  have  been  completed  Outlook  and 
Hillside,  2  of  our  best  cottages,  and  the  Nook  near  Pine  lodge 
will  soon  be  done.  The  new  Menery  for  the  male  help  was 
finisht  in  December  and  in  March  the  best  stable  and  carriage- 
house  yet  built  in  this  region.  A  dry  kiln  holding  50,000  ft  of 
lumber,  and  a  tool  house  have  been  added  in  Valley  Forge.  The 
golf  library  and  the  canoe  house  and  lake  library  were  finisht 
last  fall.  30  men  and  16  horses  were  employd  most  of  the 
winter  on  the  estate.  An  outlook  tower  on  the  summit  of  Hill- 
crest  has  comfortable  stairs  to  the  highest  viewpoint  of  the 
vicinity,  the  picturesque  construction  covering  a  high  service 
fire  protection  tank  holding  50,000  gallons  of  water  with  120  ft 
head. 

Housekeeping.  4  new  houses  will  be  ready  for  complete 
housekeeping  this  season.  Edgehill  is  our  best  farm  house,  2 
miles  to  the  west,  price  $300.  Theanoguen  has  been  improved 
by  adding  running  water  and  complete  plumbing.  There  is  an 
excellent  stable  and  servants  house,  and  added  furnishing  will 
be  provided  with  whatever  else  is  necessary  to  make  it  the 
best  of  the  club  houses  and  to  maintain  its  reputation  as  the 
best  estate  in  the  vicinity.  It  stands  on  the  eastern  edge  of  the 
golf  links  a  half  mile  from  Clubhouse,  on  the  great  rock  on  the 
summit  of  the  16  acres,  largely  forest,  known  as  Knoll  wood. 
The  house  was  built  by  the  family  of  Bishop  Henry  C.  Potter 
of  New  York,  and  in  years  when  they  were  absent  it  has  been 
occupied  by  J.  Pierpont  Morgan  and  others  who  have  wisht  the 
most  desirable  house  in  the  Placid  region.  Parlor  30x18,  din- 
ing room  18x15,  kitchen  16x11,  shed  14x6,  pantry  11x7,  piazza 


IMPROVEMENTS  143 

30x9,  coverd  balcony  on  26.  floor,  14  bedrooms;  price,  as  in  the 
past  before  recent  improvements  were  made,  $1200. 

Estate.  Northwood,  adjoining  Woodside  and  Northgate, 
has  been  bought,  also  Theanoguen  and  Knollwood,  16  acres. 

The  great  addition  of  the  year  is  the  640  acres  and  16 
buildings  of  the  famous  Adirondack  Lodge  property,  which  will 
open  July  i  as  the  forest  branch  of  the  club.  Details  of  this 
are  given  in  the  special  illustrated  Lodge  circular. 

A  half  dozen  minor  purchases  of  land  have  been  made  at 
points  where  desirable  for  protection  or  future  development. 
Several  more  old  buildings  have  been  demolisht,  making  a  total 
of  69  torn  down  in  the  5  years  work  of  improvement. 

Farms.  The  old  Elba  house  farm  has  been  bought  and 
added  to  Highland  and  Edgehill,  the  3  joining  and  giving  us 
a  great  club  farm  of  500  acres  with  all  necessary  buildings  and 
other  equipment.  Important  additions  and  repairs  have  been 
made  to  barns  and  stables  and  new  milk  and  ice  house  and 
cooler  built  at  Highland.  20  cows  carefully  selected  by  an 
expert  will  be  added  to  the  club  herd  this  spring.  A  specially 
successful  farmer  has  been  secured  to  give  his  entire  time  to 
the  club  farms,  which  will  be  steadily  improved  from  year  to 
year  as  fast  as  practicable  without  extravagance. 

Maple  sugar.  For  the  same  reason  that  we  raise  our  own 
milk,  the  club  forester  is  making  this  year  from  the  famous 
orchard  at  Adirondack  Lodge  a  supply  of  maple  sugar  and  syrup 
for  club  use.  We  shall  have  the  best  and  know  that  every 
practicable  precaution  has  been  taken  to  insure  absolute  clean- 
liness in  all  the  processes. 

Brookwood  spring.  This  remarkably  fine  spring  is  within 
5  minutes  walk  of  the  club  and  furnishes  the  purest  water  in 
abundance  for  the  club  tables,  where  it  is  used  exclusivly. 

Improvements.  A  new  road  via  Greenacre  improves  the 
station  drive  and  a  new  trail  has  been  made  from  Forest  courts 
to  golf  houses.  Several  thousand  dollars  have  been  spent  in 
better  water  supply  and  extra  fire  protection.  This  was 
examind  by  the  insurance  board,  which  reported  that  no  other 
Adirondack  plant  had  protection  nearly  as  thoro  as  was  afforded 
by  changes  in  construction,  our  120  ft  head  with  12  standpipes 
and  hose  lines  inside  and  hydrants  outside  the  building,  with  a 
plentiful  supply  of  chemical  and  other  extinguishers,  and  200 


144  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

firepails  and  other  appliances.  We  have  our  own  plumbing 
shop,  thus  giving  better  work,  closer  supervision  and  prompter 
repairs  than  would  be  otherwise  possible.  The  shop  has  util- 
ized the  winter  by  adding  several  new  baths  and  making  the 
former  plant  still  better.  We  now  have  46  baths,  78  lavatories 
and  79  toilets.  There  are  176  hot  and  203  cold  running  water 
faucets.  Both  Clubhouse  and  Lodge  have  long  distance  tele- 
fones  to  all  points. 

Constant  additions  are  made  to  insure  comfort,  specially 
on  the  chilly  days  and  nights  inevitable  in  the  mountains,  there 
being  over  100  hot  water  radiators,  80  open  and  81  other  fires. 
Scores  of  people  familiar  with  the  best  Adirondack  hotels  have 
inspected  the  club  plant  and  have  without  exception  declared  it 
far  in  advance  of  any  other  in  conveniences  and  protection 
against  possible  accidents  and  injury  to  health.  In  mere  fashion 
and  display  it  will  always  be  far  behind,  but  will  hold  first  place 
in  those  things  which  it  has  esteemd  worthy  its  special  atten- 
tion. Additions  this  year  are :  running  hot  water  at  Wayside, 
Woodbine,  Orchard,  Woodside,  Hillside,  Menery  and  Maidery; 
near  front  stairs  of  Clubhouse,  2d  floor,  a  central  hot  water 
room  with  solid  porcelain  slop  sinks  and  equipment,  duplicating 
that  so  much  liked  in  Gambrels;  in  the  basement  a  public  bath 
and  shower  bath. 

The  most  prominent  feature  of  the  year  has  been  the  rapid 
completion  of  the  plant  for  doing  all  our  own  work.  The  lum- 
ber grows  on  club  land,  is  cut  by  our  men,  drawn  by  our  own 
teams  to  our  own  mill  where  it  is  sawd  and  workt,  and  experi- 
ence has  proved  that  our  10  shops  do  everything  better  than  we 
could  otherwise  get  it  done  and  at  less  cost.  This  gain  has 
made  it  possible  to  release  just  so  much  more  money  for  current 
running  expenses  and  so  give  better  accommodations  and  ser- 
vice without  increase  of  price.  The  new  steam  mill  and  shops 
have  been  built  opposit  the  railroad  station  in  order  to  take  the 
noise  and  confusion  a  mile  from  Clubhouse,  as  well  as  to  save 
expense  by  having  the  club  lumber  yard  on  the  railroad  siding 
where  heavy  freight  can  be  placed  in  the  storehouses  directly 
from  the  cars  without  use  of  teams. 

Golf.  The  telefone  line  crossing  the  links  has  been  moved. 
The  new  work  agreed  on  by  the  golf  committee  as  most  desir- 
able has  been  done  at  large  cost  and  the  links  will  be  much 


CLIMBING  145 

better  than  ever.  The  golf  library,  with  ladies  room  and 
kitchen,  caddies  stand,  and  a  liberal  supply  of  benches  at  vari- 
ous points,  adds  to  the  attractions  of  our  unrivald  links.  The 
5  o'clock  teas  will  be  maintaind  weekly  and  it  is  intended  this 
year  to  add  music.  Members  will  be  free  to  invite  friends  from 
the  hotels  and  cottages,  thus  making  it  a  delightful  out-of-doors 
feature.  Simple  refreshments  will  also  be  available  thru  the 
week  at  the  golf  houses, 

Boating.  A  boat  house  for  the  Forest  group  of  cottages 
has  been  provided  and  our  boat  shop  has  workt  all  winter  on 
new  boats,  still  farther  improving  our  fleet,  already  well  known 
as  the  best  in  the  mountains.  Canoeing  is  increasing  yearly 
and  will  be  farther  encouraged.  Rev.  W.  W.  Moir,  as  chair- 
man of  the  general  Adirondack  regatta  committee,  is  already 
planning  for  the  summer's  races,  which  are  to  be  held  on  the 
club  courses.  Prof.  Ernest  Allen  will  this  year  have  immedi- 
ate charge  of  the  lake  front  as  well  as  of  the  swimming  school, 
and  will  arrange  for  the  club  and  house  regattas  and  other  lake 
entertainments. 

A  cycle  repairer  will  be  on  duty  at  the  lakehouse  to  clean 
and  care  for  wheels. 

Swimming  school.  The  club  is  fortunate  in  having 
secured  the  services  for  the  entire  season  of  the  most  famous 
teachers  of  scientific  swimming  in  this  country,  Prof.  Ernest 
Allen  and  his  wife.  Needed  facilities  have  been  added,  swim- 
ming trolley,  diving  pedestal,  30  bath  cabins,  400  ft  of  board 
walk,  so  that  with  best  teachers,  best  water  and  best  conveni- 
ences the  club's  first  rank  as  a  swimming  center  will  be  unques- 
tiond.  Prof.  Allen  has  repeatedly  proved  his  ability  to  make 
expert  swimmers  out  of  old  and  young  who  had  thought  they 
could  not  learn,  and  those  who  met  him  last  summer  will  give 
him  a  cordial  welcome  on  his  return. 

Driving.  The  new  club  stable  is  the  best  in  the  region. 
12  new  carriages  will  be  deliverd  in  June,  and  with  new  har- 
nesses and  horses  the  club  livery 'will  hereafter  be  a  specialty 
just  as  boating  and  golf  have  been  heretofore.  The  new  equip- 
ment, supplementing  the  best  of  that  bought  last  year,  will 
make  the  stable  a  markt  feature  both  at  the  club  and  at  the 
Ige,  There  will  be  otTerd  this  year  facilities  impracticable 
in  a  public  hotel  but  very  desirable  for  a  club  because  they  give 
it  more  the  character  of  a  private  estate. 


146  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

Climbing.  Adirondack  Lodge  with  50  miles  of  trails  thru 
the  forest  to  the  finest  scenery  of  eastern  America  has  been 
known  for  20  years  as  the  best  point  of  the  Adirondacks  for 
camping  parties  and  mountain  climbing.  This  will  be  made 
one  of  the  club's  great  specialties  hereafter.  Mr.  Henry- 
van  Hoevenberg,who  built  the  Lodge,  has  been  made  club  forester 
and  will  be  in  residence  to  afford  any  needed  assistance  to  club 
members  young  or  old.  A  carriage  will  run  regularly  each  way 
between  club  and  Lodge,  materially  reducing  labor  and  expense 
of  making  these  most  famous  excursions,  and  opening  the  way 
for  more  outdoor  life  in  the  ''Heart  of  the  Adirondacks."  At 
the  Lodge  the  traditional  Wednesday  night  camp  fire  and 
stories,  and  at  the  club  the  cathedral  and  lake  fires  which  have 
been  a  feature  from  the  beginning,  will  be  kept  up. 

Forest  courts.  The  valley  to  the  north  has  been  fild, 
making  room  for  the  entire  8  courts  as  pland,  and  new  ones 
will  be  added  as  needed.  3  more  will  be  available  this  year 
than  last  so  there  will  be  ample  facilities  for  all  outdoor  games 
requiring  courts. 

Music.  Last  year  the  music  committee  tried  4  different 
orchestras  and  were  unanimous  as  to  the  best.  This  has  been 
secured  for  3  or  4  times  a  week  during  the  entire  season. 
Instead  of  i  annual  german  and  i  float  night  and  general 
illumination  of  the  lake  each  will  occur  monthly,  about  July  20, 
August  15  and  September  10.  The  traditional  "  Sunday  night 
sing"  will  be  continued  and  there  will  b?  weekly  concert  pro- 
grams besides  2  evenings  for  dancing.  With  the  new  grand 
piano,  1901  will  mark  a  distinct  advance  in  both  quality  and 
quantity  of  good  music. 

Library.  This  will  be  much  larger  than  that  so  much  used 
last  year  and  will  soon  number  2000  volumes.  To  encourage 
members  interested  to  study  club  specialties  more  thoroly 
libraries  are  being  developt  on  golf,  boating,  driving,  moun- 
tain climbing,  camping,  forestry,  outdoor  and  indoor  sports 
and  allied  subjects.  Menibers  interested  in  carrying  on 
the  plans  for  the  museum,  zoo,  botanic  garden,  aquarium,  etc. 
(see  p.  42  of  Handbook)  are  requested  to  send  notice  of  the  sub- 
jects in  which  they  are  willing  to  cooperate.  We  have  now 
provided  rooms  and  needed  facilities  and  can  give  garden  space 
and  necessary  help,  and  these  features  can  be  developt  as  fast 
as  members  interested  will  do  their  part. 


ENGAGEMENT    OF    ROOMS  147 

Kindergarten.  A  good  start  was  made  last  year  by  the  2 
traind  kindergartners,  who  took  the  little  children  5  mornings 
a  week  for  nature  study  and  suitable  games.  This  will  be 
made  a  regular  feature. 

Traind  nurses.  Besides  a  city  physician,  there  will  be 
in  residence  i  or  more  traind  nurses  in  readiness  for  any 
emergency. 

New  publications.  The  long  delayd  Handbook  is  now 
being  bound  and  will  be  maild  to  members  early  in  April.  This 
gives  the  fullest  information,  is  completely  indext,  is  bound 
conveniently  for  preservation  in  the  library,  and  should  be  put 
in  the  hands  of  those  enough  interested  to  preserve  it.  Extra 
copies  can  be  had  at  25c. 

Other  publications  of  interest  to  members  are:  map  of 
grounds  showing  location  of  all  cottages ;  circular  on  amuse- 
ments showing  the  club's  unusual  facilities,  with  list  of  drives, 
walks,  available  games,  etc. 

Photografy.  A  "dark  room  "  with  all  conveniences  will 
be  provided  at  Clubhouse  in  addition  to  that  heretofore  used 
in  Westside  lakehouse. 

Photografs.  Scores  of  new  pictures  better  than  any 
before  obtaind  were  made  during  the  year  and  have  been  added 
to  the  club  albums.  Copies  can  be  had  at  the  office  and  mem- 
bers ordering  5  or  more  are  furnisht  free  with  binding  covers 
so  that  the  collection  can  be  kept  on  an  ordinary  book  shelf. 
Several  of  the  finest  views  have  been  made  in  paper  weights  at 
25c  each;  also  in  larger  form  suitable  for  framing.  The 
artistic  merit  of  these  wall  pictures  is  recognized  by  all  experts 
in  modern  photografy. 

Halftones.  Half  tones  on  cards  12^x20  cm  with  rings 
for  hanging  on  the  wall,  have  also  been  made  thus  giv- 
ing inexpensiv  but  excellent  pictures  of  our  best  scenery. 
There  is  also  a  1 6  page  pamflet  of  new  half  tone  pictures,  as 
well  as  private  mailing  cards  with  Inn  beach  view  of  Ckibhouse 
and  grounds,  at  5oc  a  100. 

Calendars  and  blotters.  These  are  printed  twice  a  year 
in  postal  and  note  size  and  may  be  had  free  or  will  be  maild  to 
addresses  sent  in.  They  reproduce  in  half  tone  some  of  the 
best  views  of  the  club  and  its  surroundings. 


148  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

Oil  sketches.  Mr  J.  C.  Nicoll  N.  A.  whose  pictures  at 
the  Columbian  exposition,  at  Paris  and  elsewhere  have  won  him 
so  much  credit  for  American  landscapes,  has  made  a  series  of 
studies  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  club,  most  of  them  on 
its  grounds.  It  is  so  desirable  that  the>e  should  be  ownd  by 
those  who  not  only  appreciate  them  as  pictures  but  who  also 
know  and  love  the  place,  that  the  collection  has  been  bought 
and  given  to  the  club  to  be  sold  to  its  members  and  guests,  the 
entire  proceeds  being  used  for  additions  to  the  club  library. 

Engagement  of  rooms.  Each  year  some  are  disappointed 
because  they  neglect  to  engage  their  rooms  till  so  late  that 
nothing  entirely  satisfactory  can  be  found.  The  superintendent 
is  responsible  for  making  both  ends  meet  in  club  running 
expenses  and  therefore  must  engage  rooms  to  those  who  apply 
earliest  if  they  are  members  or  associates  or  hold  privilege  cards. 

Finances.  The  most  gratifying  item  of  the  annual  report 
is  that  club  growth  has  made  it  possible  to  readjust  agreements 
so  that  without  any  increase  of  prices  a  larger  sum  than  ever 
before  will  be  available  for  cooperativ  expenses  of  maintenance. 

The  club  gains  by  this  reorganization  of  business  interests 
just  completed.  With  working  capital  more  than  doubled, 
expenses  can  be  reduced  and  profits  to  others  cut  off  in  various 
directions.  The  heavy  fixt  charges  for  maintaining  the  great 
estate,  while  larger  in  total  each  year,  are  less  a  burden  because 
divided  among  so  many  more  members  and  guests.  The  new 
agreement  between  the  corporation  owning  the  plant,  and  the 
superintendent  and  council  representing  the  club  members 
is  the  same  as  before,  except : 

1  The  entire  fees  of  members,  which  went  to  maintain 
grounds,  will  be  spent  directly  for  club  purposes,  the  company 
assuming   all   expenses   to  which    fees   have   been   heretofore 
applied. 

2  All  profits  from  the  boat  liveries,  which  increase  each 
year,  go  to  the  club  instead  of  to  the  company,  while  the  farms, 
which  tho  giving  much  bstter  milk   and  vegetables  have  shown 
a  loss,  are  transferd  from  club  to  company. 

3  Mr   Barnett's  club  livery  was  bought  and  greatly  im- 
proved so  that  with  resulting  larger  patronage  it  now  shows  a 
profit.     This  also  is  given  wholly  to  the  club  which  thus  has  for 
paying  its.  expenses  all  profits  from  boating,  driving,  golf,  bowl- 


COOPERATION  149 

ing,  billiards,  pool  arid  all  forms  of  amusements  as  well  as  from 
table  and  laundry. 

4  Various  items  such  as  fuel,  lights,  water,  depreciation 
of  furniture  and  equipment,  flat  laundry  work  and  superintend- 
ent's salary  properly  payable  as  current  club  expenses,  have  for 
the  present  been  assumed  by  the  company,  thus  releasing  a 
large  sum  yearly  for  improving  table  and  service  which  can 
thus  be  made  distinctly  better. 

As  from  the  first  organization  of  the  club,  the  plan  remains 
that  members  who  furnish  working  capital  as  preferd  stock  are 
to  have  6$  interest.  For  $1000  or  more,  there  is  exemption  from 
annual  club  dues  of  $10,  thus  making  the  highest  possible 
return  7$.  The  bonds  for  $100,000  issued  April  i,  1891,  at  5$, 
refund  the  floating  debts  at  a  saving  of  $1000  a  year.  The 
holders  of  the  common  stock  of  $100,000  agree  to  provide  for 
club  use  the  completely  equtpt  plant  as  in  the  past  with  the 
material  concessions  named  above,  to  furnish  necessary  capital, 
to  pay  5$  on  the  bonds  and  6%  on  preferd  stock,  and  to  guaran- 
tee all  debts  and  bills  of  the  club,  provided  the  superintend- 
ent elected  by  the  council  shall  be  approved  by  the  trustees, 
who  retain  the  right  to  make  any  rules  to  protect  against  loss, 
waste  or  extravagance. 

In  this  revised  and  enlarged  organization  the  club  thus  con- 
tinues on  the  original  plan  of  1895,  modified  only  in  minor 
details  which  insure  to  members  evren  more  satisfactory  accom- 
modations and  service  than  in  the  past.  The  plan  as  revised 
and  now  in  effect  reads  as  follows: 

Method  and  effect  of  cooperation  All  receipts  from 
table,  kitchen,  service,  laundries,  liveries,  excursions,  entertain- 
ments, golf,  athletics,  boating,  bowling,  billiards  and  other 
amusements,  telegraf,  telefones,  post-office,  barber  shop, 
etc.  are  spent  by  the  superintendent  solely  to  give  the  most 
possible  to  members.  No  one  can  financially  profit  by  them. 
The  larger  they  can  be  made  each  year  the  better  the  club  will 
be  for  that  year.  Members  furnish  no  capital  and  assume  no 
risks  of  deficits.  They  pay  a  fixt  price,  only  enough  to  cover 
actual  cost  of  maintenance  and  reasonable  rent  for  the  com- 
pletely furnisht  plant  built  and  maintaind  for  this  special  use. 
The  Lake  Placid  Co.  is  a  corporation  composed  wholly  of  club 
members  who  own  this  plant  and  furnish  needed  capital  and 
assume  all  risks  and  responsibilities  and  accept  the  rent  receivd 


150  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

in  full  for  insurance,  taxes,  depreciations,  repairs,  expenses 
and  interest  on  their  investment.  Members  thus  get  the  benefit 
of  pure  cooperation  without  the  financial  risks  inevitable  if  they 
ownd  the  costly  plant,  or  the  indefinitness  if  cost  were  not 
decided  till  the  season's  accounts  were  balanced.  Thru  the  advice 
of  the  council  of  representative  members,  standards  and  methods 
are  made  what  the  club  as  a  whole  prefers  in  its  summer  home. 

Club  accounts  are  in  30  distinct  divisions,  each  kept  as 
strictly  as  if  for  a  critical  individual  owner  who  would  scrutin- 
ize each  charge.  The  month's  footings  enable  the  council  and 
trustees  to  see  exactly  how  club  income  is  spent  and  where 
greater  economy  or  change  of  price  is  needed  or  where  more 
liberality  may  safely  be  allowd.  The  indefmitness  of  estimates 
or  loosely  kept  accounts  is  thus  avoided  and  best  possible 
returns  for  money  spent  are  made  possible. 

Club  bonds.  The  most  important  subject  of  the  year  is 
the  issue  April  i,  1901,  of  $100,000  gold  coupon  bonds  bearing 
semiannual  interest  at  5$.  In  order  to  issue  these,  other  mort- 
gages were  paid  in  full,  thus  giving  perfect  titles  and  making 
the  bonds  absolutely  first  mortgage  on  1986  acres  of  land  and 
49  buildings,  besides  the  entire  personal  property  and  fran- 
chises. The  bond  circular  gives  full  details.  Every  member 
who  can  do  so  conveniently  is  urged  to  cooperate  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  club  at  the  same  time  that  he  makes  an  unusually 
safe  and  desirable  investment  for  himself  by  helping  furnish 
capital.  Each  member  who  holds  $1000  bonds  at  5$  or  preferd 
stock  at  6f0  is  a  life  member,  exempt  from  annual  dues, 
so  that  he  really  gets  the  best  of  security  and  (counting  dues 
saved)  6$  or  7$  interest.  He  also  has  certain  extra  privileges 
in  engaging  rooms  and  introducing  friends.  Under  the  preced- 
ing arrangement  life  members  contributed  $1000  each  and  had 
no  formal  or  legal  security  for  their  principal.  Now  that  the 
mortgages  have  been  paid  off  there  is  more  than  double  security 
so  that  financial  experts  who  have  lookt  the  matter  over  care- 
fully pronounce  the  investment  unusually  safe  and  desirable. 

These  bonds  have  been  made  specially  for  members  and 
not  for  sale  to  the  public.  It  is  believd  that  every  member 
who  holds  club  securities  thereby  becomes  more  interested  in  its 
welfare,  and  the  trustees  therefore  wish  to  have  every  member 
make  such  investment  in  its  working  capital  as  is  convenient, 
but  as  in  the  past,  this  is  wholly  optional. 


IV!  e  m  be  r  s  hi  i  p 

This  circular  explains  eligibility,  rights,  privileges  and  responsibilities 
of  the  various  forms  of  membership. 

The  club  is  not  open  to  the  public  and  so  does  not  advertise. 
It  depends  for  any  desired  increase  in  numbers  solely  on  per- 
sonal invitations  extended  by  present  members  to  those  who 
they  believe  will  add  personally  to  the  attractions  of  the  sum- 
mer home  at  Morntngside. 

The  club's  object  is  by  cooperation  to  secure  among  con- 
genial people  and  beautiful  natural  surroundings  the  privileges 
of  an  ideal  summer  home,  with  the  highest  standards  of  health, 
comfort  and  convenience,  quiet  and  rest,  and  attractiv  amuse- 
ments and  recreations. 

Introductions.  Invitations  to  a  first  visit  may  be  issued 
on  any  member's  recommendation  by  a  privilege  card  good  for 
2  weeks,  without  payment  of  any  fee.  Invited  friends  may 
make  a  longer  stay  by  becoming  associates,  as  explaind  below. 

Associates.  Those  who  after  a  first  visit  find  the  club 
congenial  and  like  its  plans  and  standards  may,  on  invitation, 
become  associates  on  payment  of  the  annual  fee  of  $10,  due  May 
i  or  whenever  rooms  are  engaged  for  the  year.  This  entitles 
them  to  the  same  prices  and  discounts  as  full  members 
and  to  all  club  privileges  except  voting  and  issuing  privilege 
cards  or  invitations,  which  must  be  signd  by  a  regular  member 
or  trustee.  This  is  the  usual  form  of  membership  and  is  pre- 
ferd  by  all  who  wish  to  enjoy  club  privileges  with  the  least 
possible  responsibility. 

Members.  None  are  invited  to  full  membership  till  they 
have  spent  sufficient  time  at  the  club  as  associates  or  guests  to 
know  that  they  are  in  cordial  sympathy  with  its  aims  and 
methods  and  are  willing  to  cooperate  in  advancing  its  best  in- 
terests. Election  must  be  by  unanimous  vote.  Members  may 
reserve  rooms  in  advance  and  issue  privilege  cards  good  for  2 
weeks  to  any  friends  for  whom  they  assume  full  responsibility 
as  being  satisfactory  club  guests.  They  alone  are  eligible  for  life 
membership  or  to  serve  on  the  council  or  any  committee 
and  may  recommend  to  the  council  or  trustees  such  changes  and 
improvements  as  they  believe  for  the  best  interests  of  the  club. 
By  taking  bonds  or  preferd  stock,  or  lending  funds  to  cover  cost  of 


152  PLACID    PARK    CLUB 

building  and  furniture  they  may  have  special  cottages  built  for 
them  on  selected  sites  and  may  hold  a  lease  for  a  term  of  years,  or 
without  lease  may  have  first  choice  in  occupying  a  special  cot- 
tage each  year,  having  no  ownership  or  responsibility  in  case 
they  wish  to  go  abroad  or  for  any  reason  desire  to  resign  their 
membership.  They  have  no  responsibility  of  management 
and  no  liability  for  expenses  except  the  annual  fee  of  $10. 

As  their  election  is  thus  only  to  the  social  and  cooperativ 
privileges  of  the  club  they  have  no  legal  right  to  modify  by 
direct  vote  its  organization,  management  or  policy,  such  respon- 
sibilities and  powers  being  limited  by  constitution  to  life  mem- 
bers, who  own  the  entire  club  property.  The  members,  how- 
ever, secure  their  preferences  by  electing  a  council  to  which  the 
trustees  refer  all  questions  which  in  their  nature  should  be  decided 
by  the  members  of  the  club  rather  than  by  the  owners  of  the  plant. 

Life  members.  Any  member  who  contributes  $1000 
or  more  to  the  working  capital  of  the  club,  either  by  loan  or  by 
taking  preferd  stock  at  6</0  or  gold  coupon  bonds  at  5^  semian- 
nual interest,  becomes  a  life  member  and  is  exempt  from  the 
annual  $10  dues.  He  may  be  elected  a  trustee  and  has  the 
right  because  of  financial  interests  to  vote  on  all  questions  of 
policy  and  administration,  including  the  annual  election  of 
trustees. 

Honorary  members.  By  unanimous  vote  the  trustees 
may  invite  to  honorary  membership  persons  who  by  their  knowl- 
edge of  arts  and  sciences  represented  in  the  club's  development 
or  by  their  interest  and  sympathy  with  its  ideals  can  render  val- 
uable assistance  by  keeping  in  touch  with  its  progress  and  from 
time  to  time  giving  their  advice.  Honorary  members  can  often 
make  only  occasional  short  visits  but  they  are  kept  on  the  per- 
manent roll  without  payment  of  annual  fee,  their  introductions 
of  friends  are  honord  and  they  are  always  welcome  when  rooms 
are  available. 

Council.  This  consists  of  members  appointed  by  the  trus- 
tees from  nominations  by  the  club  To  it  are  referd  questions 
involving  social  privileges  of  members,  invitations,  amuse- 
ments, entertainments,  house  rules,  ethical  standards  and  such 
other  matters  as  are  chiefly  determined  by  personal  preferences 
and  so  should  be  decided  by  the  members  in  residence  and  not 
by  the  owners  of  the  plant. 


INTRODUCTIONS  153 

The  council  or  trustees  may  terminate  any  membership  by 
unanimous  vote  if  at  any  time  the  club's  best  interests  should 
require  it.  In  such  cases  any  investment  in  club  property 
must  be  returnd  to  the  member. 

Organization.  The  club  is  not  like  most  American  clubs, 
ownd  equally  by  its  members  and  administerd  by  a  committee 
appointed  by  them.  It  is  organized  like  the  clubs  so  common 
in  England,  on  the  plan  adopted  also  for  some  in  America,  e.  g. 
the  Albany  country  club.  A  company  of  friends  wish  a  large 
country  estate  for  common  use  and  are  willing  to  pay  running 
expenses  and  interest  on  necessary  investment  but  not  to  furnish 
needed  capital  to  buy  outright  a  costly  plant.  A  few  enthusi- 
asts in  such  cases  furnish  the  capital  in  order  to  make  the  club 
possible  and  take  the  risk  of  its  financial  ability  to  pay  rent  or 
interest  agreed  on.  Socially  it  is  like  other  clubs,  in  its  control 
of  its  membership  and  guests,  and  its  recreations  and  club  life 
and  in  sharing  necessary  expenses,  including  pro  rata  rent  of 
plant,  instead  of  paying  extravagant  profits  to  a  hotel.  But 
legally  it  is  a  proprietary  club,  free  from  the  financial  responsi- 
bilities of  ordinary  clubs. 

Obviously  only  life  members  who  have  contributed  to 
needed  capital  and  are  incorporated  as  the  Lake  Placid  Co. 
share  in  ownership  and  business  control.  The  regular  members 
and  associates  contribute  no  capital  and  are  free  from  all  legal, 
moral  or  financial  responsibilities  beyond  personal  bills  and 
annual  $10  fee.  No  person  can  engage  rooms  at  the  club  or 
enjoy  its  privileges  unless  he  pays  this  fee  as  a  member  or  an 
associate  or  is  temporarily  the  guest  of  some  member.  There 
is  no  other  way  of  coming  to  the  club,  for  it  is  not  a  hotel.  All 
persons  at  the  club  must  therefore  be  either  members  or  assoc- 
iates, or  their  guests.  The  organization  has  been  carefully 
framed  under  legal  advice,  to  guard  against  any  possible 
entanglement  by  which  members  or  associates  could  become  in 
the  slightest  degree  personally  responsible  for  the  financial 
management  of  the  club. 

Introductions 

The  Lake  Placid  club  often  has  inquiries  from  persons 
whose  names  are  not  on  its  books  and  who  mention  no  member 
as  introducing  them.  Some  have  been  invited  to  the  club  by  a 


154  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

member  who  has  neglected  to  send  their  names  to  the  secretary. 
Some  have  not  understood  that  the  club  is  open  only  to  its 
members  and  their  guests  and  to  those  specially  invited  by  the 
trustees  after  satisfactory  introductions.  In  all  cases  we  send 
the  information  askt  with  this  explanatory  statement  and  an 
outline  of  the  club's  distinctiv  features.  In  some  cases  full 
understanding  of  just  what  the  club  is  removes  any  desire  to 
visit  it,  and  correspondence  can  be  dropt.  If  however  this 
farther  knowledge  creates  a  decided  interest  and  wish  to  know 
the  club,  it  should  be  rememberd  that  those  most  attracted  by 
its  peculiar  plan  are  the  very  ones  most  likely  to  be  welcomd 
as  visitors,  and  later  as  permanent  members.  Obviously  its 
chief  safeguard  and  charm  are  based  on  the  invariable  rule 
that  a  satisfactory  introduction  must  precede  the  first  visit. 

Those  wishing  an  invitation  to  the  club  should  refer  to 
several  persons  of  the  class  likely  to  be  members  or  well  known 
to  some  members.  These  are  clergymen,  literary  men,  libra- 
rians and  chiefly  college  and  university  officers  or  graduates. 
The  club  is  often  called  the  Wilderness  university  club,  tho  in 
fact  college  graduation  has  nothing  to  do  with  admission.  All 
its  founders  chanced  to  be  activ  in  university,  college  and 
library  work.  It  has  grown  from  personal  invitations  without 
advertising,  and  naturally  the  friends  of  these  members  came 
largely  from  the  same  class.  This  has  brought  together  an 
unusually  cultivated  circle,  so  that  many  have  assumed  from  the 
obvious  high  educational  average  that  only  college  graduates 
were  eligible.  We  have  however  always  much  preferd  an  agree- 
able man  who  never  saw  a  college  to  a  university  honor  man 
who  was  selfish,  conceited  or  otherwise  less  clubable.  The 
real  question  about  new  members  is  whether  they  would  appre- 
ciate and  enjoy  and  be  enjoyd  by  this  particular  club,  which 
differs  so  widely  from  a  hotel.  The  club  is  glad  to  welcome 
cordially  such  additions. 

The  following  circular  letter  is  sent  to  secure  information  for  the  gu  dance  of  the 
committee  which  admits  associates  and  guests. 

The  trustees  have  been  referd  to  you  as  being  well 
acquainted  with  M 

of  who  has 

been  proposed  as  an  associate  in  this  club.  The  inclosed  circu- 


EARLY    AND    LATE    VISITS  1 55 

lars  will  explain  the  club's  peculiar  character  and  you  will  see 
the  kind  of  people  who  would  be  welcoma  additions  and  who 
would  in  turn  enjoy  club  life  much  better  than  any  possible 
hotel. 

The  success  of  the  club  has  been  phenomenal.  It  has 
grown  tenfold  in  5  years.  Its  chief  concern  is  to  admit  to  full 
membership  only  those  who  believe  cordially  in  its  distinctly 
features  and  it  excludes  religiously  every  person  against  whom 
there  is  social,  race,  moral  or  physical  objection.  No  con- 
sumptiv  is  ever  allowd  to  spend  a  night  in  a  club  room.  This 
physical  rule  does  not  bar  out  convalescents  or  even  invalids 
who,  because  of  themselves  or  their  families,  are  otherwise 
desirable  additions,  except  in  cases  where  there  is  possible 
danger  to  others  or  where  the  disease  is  annoying  or  a  strain 
on  the  sympathies. 

The  club  is  liked  best  by  cultivated  people  who  wish  all 
the  comforts  and  conveniences  of  their  own  homes  while  enjoy- 
ing the  health-giving  outdoor  life  of  this  wonderful  climate  and 
the  inspiration  of  the  magnificent  mountain,  lake  and  forest 
scenery.  It  is  no  place  for  mere  fashion  and  display. 

Will  you  kindly  tell  us  in  strict  confidence  if  the  name  pro- 
posed is  one  that  ought  to  be  accepted  in  a  club  with  our 
distinctiv  features.  In  your  judgment  would  it  be  agreeable 
to  both  the  club  and  the  member  proposed?  An  early  reply  in 
the  stampt  envelop  inclosed  will  be  esteemed  a  favor. 

Should  you  be  interested  to  know  more  of  the  club  we  will 
gladly  send  you  any  of  its  publications. 

Early  and  late  visits 

Numerous  members  and  guests  who  would  be  very  cor- 
dially welcomd  at  the  club  are  disappointed  every  year  because 
they  can  not  get  rooms.  Families  leaving  in  early  September 
to  get  home  for  schools  relieve  the  pressure,  and  probably  from 
then  till  the  club  closes,  6  or  8  weeks  later,  desirable  rooms 
may  be  had. 

June  is  here  the  rarest  month  of  all  the  year  but  few  enjoy 
it  because  of  school  or  business  engagements.  Those  who  do 
come  are  enthusiastic.  There  is  ample  choice  of  rooms  and  a 
delightful  sense  of  oceans  of  space  everywhere. 

The  same  is  true  in  the  early  fall.      September  and  October 
days  make  July  and  August  seem  tame.     The  splendor  of  the 


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brilliant  autumn  foliage  with  its  bright  reds  and  greens  and 
the  marvelous  clearness  of  the  cooler  air,  which  is  like  wine  in 
its  tonic  effects,  always  create  the  greatest  enthusiasm  among 
those  able  to  be  here  at  that  time.  Now  that  over  100  hot  water 
radiators  have  been  added  to  our  80  open  and  8 1  other  fires  the 
coolness  of  the  longer  evenings  is  a  positiv  attraction.  Happy 
parties  cluster  around  great  fires  of  blazing  logs,  and  halls, 
baths  and  bedrooms  are  thoroly  comfortable  night  and  day. 

In  spite  of  these  greater  attractions  most  people  are  forced 
to  take  their  vacation  in  July  or  August,  when  every  room  is 
in  demand.  To  induce  those  who  can  control  their  time  to 
select  the  preferable  earlier  and  later  dates  all  rooms,  baths  and 
boats  will  be  charged  at  only  half  price  before  July  10  and  after 
September  10.  An  increasing  number  are  adopting  the  plan 
of  coming  for  a  few  days  in  the  early  season  and  again  for  a 
fall  visit  in  October,  tho  they  take  their  regular  vacation  in  July 
and  August.  For  house  parties  the  early  and  late  dates  have 
obvious  great  advantages  because  just  the  accommodations 
wanted  can  so  seldom  be  had  in  midseason. 

The  N.  Y.  C.  sells,  usually  till  October  31,  round  trip 
tickets  for  i  fare  to  Saranac  lake,  good  for  15  days  from  date  of 
sale.  The  club  sends  its  half  fare  milage  books  between  Saranac 
and  Placid,  thus  making  the  entire  trip  half  fare.  So  low  a 
rate  has  never  before  been  offerd,  and  many  club  members  and 
friends  will  improve  the  opportunity  to  get  a  few  at  least  of  the 
incomparable  October  days,  much  the  finest  of  the  whole  year 
at  Placid,  when  good  rooms  in  either  Clubhouse  or  cottages, 
bath  suites  and  boats  are  surely  available  and  at  half  price. 
Golfers  and  other  lovers  of  nature  will  find  these  the  most 
attractiv  days  of  all  the  year. 

Adirondack  Lodge,  put  in  thoro  repair,  is  now  the  forest 
branch  of  the  club.  This  new  and  great  addition  with  its  50 
miles  of  trails  direct  to  the  most  famous  scenery  in  eastern 
America,  will  lead  to  the  formation  of  numerous  parties  for 
climbing  the  mountains  or  going  thru  Indian  and  Avalanche 
passes  with  the  Lodge  as  headquarters. 

The  club  opens  earlier  and  closes  later,  with  more  in  resi- 
dence, than  any  other  Adirondack  resort.  Its  members  wish  to 
be  able  to  visit  it  any  time  from  May  i  to  November  i.  To 
secure  enough  guests  to  justify  thus  doubling  the  usual  season 
the  club  has  gone  to  large  expense  to  provide  unusual  comforts 
and  attractions  for  early  and  late  visits,  which  it  makes  its  dis- 
tinct specialty.  The  chief  attraction  at  the  club  is  the  people. 
No  greater  service  can  be  done  by  any  member  than  to  invite 
friends  who  will  be  a  distinct  addition  to  Morning-side  to  come 
and  see  what  it  really  is.  This  early  and  late  circular  should 
be  sent  to  remind  them  of  the  desirability  of  coming  before 
or  after  the  crowded  midseason. 


Lake  Placid  Club 

Morningside    N.Y. 

Amusements  and.  environment 

Members  are  constantly  askt  '  what  is  there  to  do  at  the  club?'  Good  rooms  and 
meals  can  be  had  at  many  resorts  but  there  are  few  if  any  places  where  nature,  skilful 
plans  and  work  and  liberal  expenditure  have  combined  to  offer  so  many  healthful  and 
desirable  recreations.  The  details  of  this  circular  will  be  burdensome  to  some.  Others 
are  glad  of  a  check  list  of  little  things  that  tempt  out  of  doors  on  long  summer  days  if 
no  more  than  mere  mention  of  ordinary  short  walks  that  others  have  found  attractiv. 
As  outdoor  life  is  the  club  specialty,  the  first  notes  are  on  the  general  location  and  the 
character  of  the  great  club  estate  on  which  members  spend  most  of  their  summer  days. 


Tahawus 


Golden 


Algonquin 


Iroquois 


CONTENTS 


Club   specialty,  attractiv  outdoor 

recreations  159 

Nearly  all  free 
Location  -         160 

Selected  as  best  in  U.  S. ;  1863  ft  al- 
titude; forest  lakes  and  moun- 
tains;- marvelous  tonic  of  air 
Club  estate     -  162 

So  pieces,  4000  acres,  3  lakes,  5  riv- 
ers; chief  sections;  15  woods  of 
1-40  acres  within  15  minutes  of 
Clubhouse 

Club  map        -  164 

Equipment  -  -     166 

Children's  amusements  -  -  166 
Ponies,  golf,  boats,  swimming 
beach,  sand  coverd  stone  dock 
50x150,  croquet,  tennis,  music, 
dancing,  'Squealery, 'playhouse, 
swings,  seesaws,  juvenil  libra- 
ry, kindergarten,  bird  classes 

Outdoors 

Maps  -         167 

Adirondack  Lodge  -        -         167 

Forest  branch;  50  miles  of  trails; 
club  forester;  camp-fire  stories; 
renovation,  plumbing,  hot  wa- 
ter; scenery  'among  grandest 
in  New  World,'  Baedeker 
Moose  island  -  -  169 

Choicest  in  Adirondacks ;   500  acres 
primeval  forest ;  center  of  moun- 
tains;    steamer,     launch     and 
guideboat  landings 
Overlook  -        170 

200    acres,    3   brooks;  'one   of  the 

grandest  views' 

West  hights    -  171 

250  acres,  pines  and  balsams,  East 
and  West  outlets,  Highfield 


Protection  of  grounds  and  woods  171 

Picnic  debris  171 

Outdoor  fires  only  on  stone  piers 

or  by  special  permission 
Departments     -  -        171 

Walks  172 

50  miles  of  club  trails  kept  in  repair ; 

5  maps 

Check  list  of  49  short  walks      -     1 72 
Mountain  climbing  -         176 

Guides,    lunches,    camping    outfit; 
famous  views,  65  lakes  from  i 
peak 
Check  list  of  90  mountains  within  15 

miles        -  -        -         178 

Check  list  of  147  lakes,  passes,  falls, 

within  15  miles  -        180 

Cycling  185 

Best  cycle  roads  in  mountains,  new 
sidepath;  cycle  room,  storage, 
cleaning  and  repairs;  Columbia 
and  full  assortment  of  'best 
wheels  for  sale  or  rent;  cycle 
sundries ;  favorit  short  rides 
Cooperation  185 

Driving  185 

Driving  center  of  Adirondacks ;  club 
specialty ;  30  horses,  15  new  car- 
riages in  1901 ;  safety  and  com- 
fort; personal  driving;  chil- 
dren's ponies;  saddle  horses, 
carts,  four-in-hands;  price  lists 
Check  list  of  84  drives,  distances 

and  prices  -  189 

Athletic  club  194 

To  introduce  and  foster  desirable 
outdoor  recreations,  tourna- 
ments, races,  regattas 


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Subclubs         -  194 

Driving,    stirrup,    cycle,    walking, 
canoe,   music,   dramatic,    cam- 
era, mountains,  etc. 
Track  and  team  athletics        -       195 
Forest  courts  195 

Tennis,    tether  tennis,   roque,  cro- 
quet ;  other  outdoor  sports. 
Athletic  supplies  -         196 

Full  line  from  best  makers  on  hand 
at  city  prices,  for  sale  or  rent; 
all  profits  devoted  to  recreation 
free  to  all 

Athletic  field  19? 

For  baseball,  cricket,  lawn  bowls, 

lacrosse,  etc. 

Athletic  instruction  197 

Swimming  school       -        -  198 

Bathing  198 

Best  in  mountains,  warmer  water, 
sand  beach ;  32  bath  cabins ;  free 
Turkish  towels;    suits  for  sale 
or  rent;  diving  pedestal 
Boating  and  bathing  accidents      199 
Unusual  precautions,  life  preserv- 
ers, linesand  belts;  lake  patrol, 
life  guards  and  fast  boats  on 
duty  both  sides 

Boating  199 

Club  specialty  ;  finest  fleet  in  moun- 
tains, ()  boat  houses,  100  boats; 
20  different  kinds;  birch  bark, 
Canadian,  canvas,  paddling  and 
sailing  canoes ;  row  and  sail 
boats,  guides,  St  Lawrence 
skiffs,  ladies'  gigs,  working 
boats,  with  sliding  seats,  out- 
riggers and  spoons;  broad  fam- 
ily boats  and  specials  made  in 
club  shops,  boat  builder  and  re- 
pair shops  at  lakehouse;  club 
carry,  landings,  3  lakes 
Regattas,  races  and  tournaments  200 
Excursions  -  -  201 

Lunches  free,  cycle  room 
Bowling  -         201 

3  alleys  on    west  side  reservd  for 

members 

Lake  and  cathedral  fires        -        201 
Float  nights  202 

Golf        -  -        203 

1 20  acres ;  fine  long  course  over  3000 
yds ;  short  course,  1400  yds ; 
'most  beautiful  mountain  views 
from  any  golf  course  in  Amer- 
ica' ;  golf  library,  clubhouse, 
stone  fireplace,  kitchen,  ladies' 
rooms,  5  o'clock  teas,  refresh- 
ments; lockers;  golf  supplies, 
instruction,  tournaments;  cad- 
dies 


Indoors 

Libraries  205 

4  libraries;  2000  choice  books,  20 
periodicals,  best  reference 
books,  10 newspapers;  facilities 
for  authors,  stenografers, 
typewriters;  libraries  on  club 
specialties,  golf,  boating,  driv- 
ing, outdoor  life,  juvenilia,  etc. 
Addresses  -  206 

Prominent  speakers,  lectures  and 
sermons;  5  churches;  St.  Eus- 
tace choral  service,  parish 
house,  gymnasium  and  club 
rooms 

Entertainments       -        -  207 

Club  council  allows  only  the  best, 
excluding  ordinary  hotel  'enter- 
tainers' 

Music  208 

Orchestra  4  times  weekly  ;  Sunday 
night  singing;  grand  piano  for 
concerts;  music  library;  ama- 
teur music;  quiet  hour,  no  mu- 
sic. 3-5  p.  m.,  10  p.  m.— 8  a  m. 
Dancing  208 

2  nights  weekly,  monthly  german ; 

refreshments;  children's  danc- 
ing at  special  hours 
Dramatics  208 

Stage   in   music  room;    theater  at 

Lodge;  open  air  dramatics 
ShufHeboard  209 

Photografy  209 

3  dark   rooms   free;  rich    field   for 

camera 

Museum  209 

Everything  of  local  interest;  plans 
for  arboretum,  botanic  gardens, 
zoo,  aquarium,  mounted  speci- 
mens; nature  library;  state 
bulletins  on  geology,  flora  and 
fauna  of  Placid;  lectures,  talks 
and  lessons 

Gifts  210 

For  library  and  museum  ;  members 
leave  books  and  specimens  for 
club  collections 

Kindergarten  -     210 

Nature  study  outdoors,  games  and 

lessons  indoors 

Tutors  210 

Competent  instructors  for  those 
having  school  or  college  work 
to  make  up 

Bird  lessons  -        210 

Unusually  rich  bird  life;  expert 
teachers,  classes  for  both  adults 
and  children;  mounted  birds, 
skins,  pictures,  field  lessons; 
bird  library 


AMUSEMENTS  159 


The  summer  problem  has  no  greater  difficulty  for  families 
than  to  find  recreations  which  will  strongly  attract  young  and 
old,  give  new  health  and  strength  for  the  coming  year's  work, 
and  be  free  from  late  hours  and  every  flavor  of  physical  or 
moral  excess  or  dissipation.  It  is  common  experience  that  most 
people,  who  in  theory  fully  believe  in  the  great  advantages  of 
outdoor  life  and  recreations,  lack  the  initiativ  to  make  use  of 
them  unless  the  way  is  made  unusually  easy  and  attractiv.  A 
chief  feature  of  the  club  is  to  induce  practical  recognition  by  its 
members  that  their  mountain  vacation  is  largely  to  get  new 
health  and  strength  from  life  with  nature.  It  offers  so  many 
inducements  to  outdoor  life  in  every  practicable,  health-giving 
form,  that  it  is  hard  to  resist  the  attractions,  and  young  and  old 
who  have  never  done  so  before  often  enter  heartily  into  it. 
The  club  begins  by  making  this  feature  prominent  in  its 
printed  matter,  thus  attracting  as  members  those  who  already 
care  most  for  nature,  and  so  helping  to  increase  the  desirable 
nature-loving  atmosphere.  It  then  gives  time  and  money 
liberally  to  developing  and  encouraging  all  that  is  best  in  out- 
door life. 


Simplified  spellings  used  are  recommended  by  the  English  philological  society  and 
the  American  philological  association   including  the    leading    language  scholars  of 
Oxford,  Cambridge  and  the  American  universities,  also  by  the  latest  and  most  authori 
tativ  dictionaries.     The  full  list  is  in  the  body  of  the  Standard,  appended  to  \\ 
tury  and  prefix t  to  Webster. 


l6o  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

As  far  as  practicable  amusements  are  all  free.  Concerts, 
amateur  theatricals,  lectures,  stereopticon  exhibitions  and 
other  entertainments  in  the  theater  or  music  room,  pavilion  or 
lakehouses,  indoor  or  out,  are  free  to  all  members  and  their 
guests  without  admission  fee  or  collection,  unless  by  special 
permission  trustees  have  authorized  a  small  charge  or  offering 
for  some  worthy  charity  or  some  unusual  necessary  expense  of 
the  entertainment.  The  ordinary  hotel  device  of  inviting  to  a 
free  entertainment  and  then  taking  a  collection  for  the  benefit 
of  the  entertainers  is  not  allowd.  Where  there  is  danger  of 
monopoly  of  privileges  by  the  thoughtless,  or  of  other  abuses, 
a  charge  is  made,  as  for  horses,  boats,  billiard  and  pool  tables, 
and  bowling  alleys.  Pistol  or  rifle  practice  and  glass  ball 
shooting  is  allowd  only  at  a  distant  point  where  the  noise  will 
not  annoy  cottagers,  and  careful  protection  is  made  against 
stray  shots.  Courteous  and  experienced  attendants  are  regu- 
larly provided  at  boat  houses  ai\d  alleys,  but  (except  on  request 
of  those  willing  to  pay  the  extra  cost)  not  for  games  for  which 
no  charge  is  made,  except  as  courts  and  grounds  are  put  in 
good  condition. 

The  following  are  free  to  all  members  and  guests: 

30  lockt  bath  cabins  or  dressing  rooms  with  Turkish  bath 
towels;  14  courts  for  tennis,  croquet,  roque,  basket  ball,  quoits 
and  other  outdoor  games  needing  level  turf  or  dirt  courts; 
6-hole  golf  course  of  1400  yards;  baseball  grounds;  athletic 
field  for  cricket,  hand  ball,  archery,  bowls  (English  lawn)  and 
similar  games,  or  for  field  day,  races,  jumping  and  other  out- 
door sports ;  3  shuffleboards,  4  swings,  4  see-saws  and  various 
other  provisions  for  both  old  and  young.  Tennis  courts  at 
Pines,  Garden  and  Theanoguen  are  for  exclusiv  use  of  those 
cottages. 

Location.  This  was  chosen  after  10  years  search  from 
1883  to  1893,  and  no  other  spot  has  been  found  combining  so 
many  attractions.  The  best  location  in  which  to  work  out  the 
ideal  was  persistently  sought  in  visits  extending  from  Nova 
Scotia  to  Mackinac  and  from  Quebec  to  the  Virginia  and  Ten- 
nessee mountains  with  special  study  of  the  Thousand  Islands, 
the  Catskills,  Green  and  White  mountains,  and  the  Atlantic 
coast  from  Halifax  to  Cape  May.  Considering  both  natural 
beauty  and  healthfulness,  the  Adirondacks  stood  first,  and  Lake 


LOCATION  l6l 

Placid  is  by  common  consent  most  beautiful  of  the  hundreds  of 
resorts  in  the  great  forest.  The  cool  nights  and  unusual 
freedom  from  Adirondack  insect  pests,  with  the  wonderful  tonic 
properties  of  its  air,  have  given  it  world-Wide  fame  as  a  haven 
for  the  tired  and  exhausted  who  wish  to  build  up  rapidly.  Hay 
fever  victims  report  it  the  safest  refuge  yet  found.  The  lakes 
are  1863  ft  above  sea  level,  an  ideal  elevation  which  gives  the 
tonic  qualities  without  any  of  the  disagreeable  effects  tosensitiv 
hearts  felt  at  higher  altitudes.  It  combines  virgin  forests  with 
the  most  beautiful  lakes ,  the  highest  and  most  numerous  peaks 
and  the  most  picturesque  scenery.  It  is  known  as  the  driving 
center  of  the  Adirondacks  and  the  cycling  maps  show  the  roads 
to  be  the  best  in  the  mountains  for  wheelmen.  A  leading  gen- 
eral guide  book  comparing  this  resort  with  others  says :  *  Lake 
Placid  as  a  pleasure  resort  has  a  very  select  following  and  the 
best  social  elements  have  here  full  sway.  It  affords  the  nearest 
complete  view  of  the  most  prominent  peaks  of  the  Adirondacks, 
likewise  enchanting  pictures  of  less  elevated  scenery.  Its 
altitude,  invigorating  air  and  agreeable  society  make  it  one  of 
America's  most  popular  watering  places.'  A  report  to  a 
national  association  by  its  president  says  after  a  summer  spent 
at  Placid: 

The  great  forest  or  Adirondacks,  the  immense  wilderness  of 
northern  New  York,  has  long  been  famous,  but  comparativly 
few  have  seen  more  than  the  outskirts.  When  it  took  a  week 
to  journey  in  with  guides  and  the  cost  of  living  was  fourfold 
what  is  now  charged  for  vastly  better  accommodations,  it  is  not 
strange  that  few  gave  the  necessary  means  and  strength  to  the 
serious  journey. 

The  new  railway  now  brings  you  cheaply  within  a  mile  of 
peerless  Placid,  which  all  recognize  as  combining  more  attrac- 
tions than  any  other  place  in  this  wonderful  region.  An  ideal 
summer  home  should  have  great  mountains  and  the  passes, 
cascades  and  other  features  that  go  only  with  them.  It  should 
have  abundant  and  beautiful  waters  for  boating,  fishing  and 
bathing.  It  should  have  the  great  primeval  forests  about  it. 
Many  places  have  one,  a  few  combine  two  of  these  essential 
elements,  Placid  has  all  three,  each  at  its  best. 

The  twin  lakes,  Mirror  and  Placid,  recall  to  all  traveld 
visitors  the  most  beautiful  of  the  Swiss  and  Scottish  mountain 
lakes.  The  highest  peaks  of  the  state  cluster  about  the  plains 
of  Placid  like  a  coronet.  If  a  stranger  were  brought  here  blind- 
fold and  faced  to  the  poorest  quarter  of  the  circ^mfcriTice,  he 


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would  be  satisfied  the  view  deservd  its  fame  till  he  had  turnd 
and  found  round  the  rest  of  the  360  degrees  a  still  more  beauti- 
ful mountain  crown.  Within  walking-  distance  on  all  sides  is 
primeval  forest  which  no  ax  has  ever  devastated. 

The  chief  fame  of  the  region  is  due  to  the  marvelous  effect 
of  the  air.  Sick  and  well,  weak  and  strong  alike  respond  in  a 
single  week  to  the  health-giving  qualities  which  have  spread  its 
fame  as  wide  as  civilization.  Not  only  those  with  weak  throat 
or  lungs,  but  all  tired  and  overworkt,  nervous,  dyspeptic,  and 
indeed  all  who  need  a  strong  tonic  without  reaction  find  new 
life  and  vigor  here.  Few  visitors  can  resist  the  temptation 
to  return  year  after  year  for  their  annual  vacation,  and  to  be 
numberd  among  Placid  enthusiasts,  firm  in  the  belief  that  here 
is  the  earthly  paradise. 


Club  estate.  During  8  years,  1893-1901,  steady  effort, 
great  care  and  liberal  capital  have  been  given  to  securing  the 
choicest  locations  in  the  acknowledgd  choicest  section  of  the 
entire  Adirondacks,  the  great  forest  recognized  more  widely 
each  year  as  unsurpast  in  all  America  as  a  summer  home  for 
either  health  or  natural  beauties.  Over  80  pieces  of  real  estate 
have  been  combined  in  the  club's  4000  acres  of  grounds,  golf 
links,  forests,  islands,  fields  and  farms  on  Lakes  Placid,  Mirror 
and  Heart  and  on  5  rivers  and  numerous  mountain  brooks.  It 
has  many  groves,  woods  and  sugar  orchards  with  scores  of  ideal 
camp  and  picnic  grounds.  Of  the  central  section,  Morningside, 
the  leading  American  authority  on  parks  after  detaild  personal 
inspection  said :  *  It  is  the  most  attractiv  location  for  such  a 
private  mountain  park  I  have  ever  seen.  I  doubt  if  another  can 
be  found  in  America  which  combines  in  so  small  a  space  more 
attractions  of  mountain  views,  lakes  and  forests.'  In  most 


CLUB    ESTATE  163 

cases  the  owners  of  property  try  to  enhance  its  value  by  devis- 
ing glowing  theories  about  its  remarkable  advantages.  These 
theories  must  therefore  be  taken  with  many  grains  of  salt.  In 
this  case  no  member  of  the  club  had  a  dollar's  previous  interest 
in  any  of  this  property.  Without  prejudice  in  favor  of  any 
locality,  long  and  careful  study  and  comparison  convinced  the 
organizers  that  this  was  the  best  spot  in  the  entire  country  for 
the  purpose  of  this  club.  The  property  was  therefore  found  and 
bought  to  fit  the  theory  instead  of  making  a  theory  to  fit  prop- 
erty in  which  the  promoters  were  already  financially  interested. 

The  importance  of  our  large  area  of  choice  forest  will  be 
understood  by  those  who  know  that  the  state  constitution  of 
1895  absolutely  forbids  any  sale  or  lease  or  cutting  of  trees  on 
the  state  lands  which  entirely  surround  this  section.  While  visi- 
tors may  freely  walk  through  the  woods  in  all  directions,  they 
could  not  at  any  price  secure  the  right  to  cut  roads  or  paths, 
build  camps,  summer  houses,  outlooks  and  landings  as  may 
now  be  done  on  our  4000  acres.  The  organizers  felt  it  impor- 
tant to  secure  ample  forest  land  for  such  uses  and  spent  much 
time  in  selecting  and  securing  what  study  proved  most 
desirable. 

Over  80  separate  purchases  of  land  have  been  combined 
into  a  few  principal  sections,  Morningside,  Moose  island,  Over- 
look, West  hights,  Adirondack  Lodge  and  the  farms.  Morn- 
ingside is  the  club  home.  Its  5  chief  divisions  are  Lakeside, 
about  the  central  clubhouse;  Lakewood  including  the  forest 
coverd  tract  between  the  lake  and  the  station  road;  Hillcrest, 
the  summit  east  of  Lakeside;  Brookwood,  the  central  forest 
from  Forest  courts  to  Bonniebrae  and  Valley  view  on  the  east ; 
and  Mountain,  the  open  highlands  by  the  golf  houses  east  of 
Lakewood.  In  each  of  these  sections  there  is  to  be  built  a  cen- 
tral dining  room  for  members  who  prefer  these  locations  for 
their  cottages  or  rooms.  The  other  sections  in  Morningside, 
which  includes  all  east  of  the  lake,  are  Uplands,  the  high  land 
on  the  road  from  Hillcrest  down  to  Meadowbrook ;  Whiteface 
slope,  the  field  of  evergreens  at  the  entrance  to  Brookwood 
vista;  Bonniebrae,  the  slopes  at  the  south  end  of  the  vista  run- 
ning down  to  Meadowbrook ;  Valley  view,  the  summit  on  which 
stands  Theanoguen  overlooking  the  Plains  of  Abraham  and  the 
whole  sweep  into  the  mountains;  Overbrook,  the  evergreen 


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CHILDREN'S  AMUSEMENTS  165 

groves  southeast  of  the  golf  links;  the  North  or  Meadowbrook 
farm  extending  to  the  river;  the  long  and  short  golf  links,  for- 
merly a  part  of  this  the  oldest  farm  of  the  section;  Greenacre, 
the  grass  coverd  acre  surrounded  with  every  hue  of  forest  green, 
thru  the  edge  of  which  passes  the  station  road;  Midwood, 
between  Greenacre  and  Forest  courts;  Valley  Forge,  the  group 
of  shops,  stables,  dry  kiln  and  Menery,  where  all  the  club  heavy 
work  centers. 

Morningside  woods  and  groves.  There  are  within  15 
minutes  of  Clubhouse,  besides  the  fringe  of  trees  along  the  lake 
front  widening  into  Lakegrove  at  the  'quiet  end,'  15  woods  of 
i  to  40  acres  each,  all  on  the  club  estate:  Northwood  and 
Beechwood,  north  of  Hillcrest,  are  hardwood  forest  stretching 
north  and  east  many  miles  before  reaching  any  clearing;  Pines 
grove  or  Hillcrest  evergreens  i  a;  Tamaracs,  east  of  Uplands, 
5  a;  Winona  wood,  touching  Clubhouse,  3  a.  To  the  south  in 
order  are:  Fernwood  pines  i  a;  Wayside  wood  5  a;  Lakewood 
40  a;  Westwood,  at  foot  of  lake,  5  a;  Midwood  5  a;  Greenacre 
grove  2  a;  Brook  wood  40  a;  including  Bonniebrae  10  a; 
Valley  view  and  Theanoguen  woods  10  a;  Overbrook,  south  of 
golf  links,  10  a.  There  are  thus  about  a  score  of  club  woods 
and  groves  full  of  pretty  nooks,  glades  and  dingles  for  those 
who  wish  to  get  into  the  forest  within  a  few  steps  of  their 
rooms. 

Equipment.  On  this  broad  foundation  has  been  built  a 
remarkable  plant.  Nothing  has  been  done  for  fashion  or  display, 
but  many  thousand  dollars  have  been  spent  in  providing  facili- 
ties for  the  most  desirable  recreations,  which  often  contribute 
to  the  highest  success  of  the  summer  outing  as  much  as  board 
and  rooms  together.  This  matter  of  wholesome  amusements  is 
made  not  a  mere  incident  as  is  customary,  but  is  studied,  and 
time  and  money  are  given  to  it  as  freely  as  to  what  are  called 
'essentials,'  like  table,  laundry  and  rooms.  The  wide  differ- 
ence between  the  club  and  other  resorts  in  this  respect  is  felt 
more  and  more  each  year  as  plans  are  more  fully  carried  out. 
The  common  verdict  is  that  nowhere  else  can  so  much  be  found 
which  appeals  to  the  seeker  for  health  and  quiet  *  near  to 
nature's  heart.' 

Children's  amusements.  In  every  department  the  claims 
of  the  children  have  unusual  attention.  They  have  safe  ponies, 


I  66  LAKE    PLACID   CLUB 

saddles  and  carts  for  riding  and  driving;  a  short  golf  course 
where  they  will  not  be  a  nuisance  to  expert  adult  players ;  extra 
wide  and  safe  boats  and  canoes,  scow  and  raft,  and  a  special 
swimming  beach  with  shallow  water  where  smooth  hard  sand 
slopes  so  gradually  that  they  can  wade  out  many  rods  without 
danger;  there  is  also  a  great  stone  dock,  50x150  ft,  sand  coverd, 
with  13  ft  board  walk  round  it.  Here  they  may  bathe,  dive, 
wade,  fish,  sail  boats,  play  in  the  clean  sand  and  make  all  the 
noise  they  wish.  They  have  also  their  own  croquet  and  tennis 
courts;  regular  music  for  children's  dancing  at  different  hours; 
children's  pavilion  or  *  squealery  '  with  no  restrictions  on  noise 
or  frolic,  as  there  are  no  rooms  above  or  below.  This  can  be 
inclosed  in  glass  on  3  sides  and  has  radiators  for  chilly  weather. 
In  1901  there  was  added  a  playhouse  on  the  children's  beach, 
large  enough  to  shelter  the  whole  troop  from  sun  or  rain. 
There  are  swings  of  various  patterns,  seesaws,  children's  oar- 
penter  shop,  scores  of  indoor  and  outdoor  games,  sand  heaps, 
fresh  hay  and  many  things  delightful  to  healthy  boys  and  girls, 
so  that  the  club  is  justly  known  as  the  '  children's  paradise  ' 
because  their  needs  are  constantly  borne  in  mind.  The  best 
juvenil  books  and  periodicals  are  in  the  club  library.  Traind 
kindergartners  at  moderate  cost  take  entire  charge  of  children 
a  part  of  each  day.  Bird  classes  and  other  forms  of  nature 
study  under  skild  guidance  in  the  fields  and  woods  are  similarly 
offerd.  All  this  attracts  the  children  and  is  a  great  relief  to 
mothers. 

Outdoors.  Most  resorts  have  a  single  mountain,  outlook, 
lake,  river,  beach  or  bit  of  forest,  a  single  walk  or  drive  or 
picnic  ground.  Lake  Placid  has  an  embarrassment  of  riches  in 
its  manifold  outdoor  attractions.  It  is  common  remark  from 
old  travelers  that  no  other  point  combines  so  many  and  that  20 
ordinary  resorts  could  be  completely  equipt  from  the  abundance 
which  nature  has  lavisht  on  this  choice  spot.  An  unbroken 
coronet  of  peaks  surrounds  the  entire  valley,  which  is  fild  with 
nature's  attractions  in  almost  endless  variety. 

Maps.  The  small  maps  issued  by  the  club  and  the  rail- 
roads are  free.  The  old  standard  map  of  the  Adirondacks, 
revised  annually  for  30  years,  is  S.  R.  Stoddard's;  on  linen 
paper,  folded  and  bound  for  the  pocket.  $i.  The  U.  S.  Geo- 
logic survey  issues  at  cost,  5C  each,  47x55  cm  sheets  of  its  great 


LODGE  1 67 

topografic  map  with  very  full  details  for  each  locality.  The 
new  state  map  of  Lake  Placid  and  vicinity  by  Verplanck  Col- 
vin,  which  is  now  printing,  is  more  accurate  and  has  fuller  and 
later  data.  All  desirable  maps  of  the  region  are  for  sale  at 
both  Clubhouse  and  Lodge. 


Lake  Placid  Club 

C&snjb-f/re  story  <?/ 


Lodge.  Adirondack  Lodge  with  its  50  miles  of  trails  thru 
the  forest  to  the  finest  scenery  of  eastern  America  has  been 
known  for  20  years  as  the  best  point  of  the  Adirondacks  for 
camping  parties  and  mountain  climbing.  This  will  be  made 
one  of  the  club's  great  specialties  hereafter.  Mr  Henry 
van  Hoevenberg,  who  built  the  Lodge,  has  been  made  club  forester 
and  will  be  in  residence  to  afford  any  needed  assistance  to  club 
members  young  or  old.  A  carriage  will  run  regularly  each  way 
between  club  and  Lodge,  materially  reducing  labor  and  expense 
of  making  these  most  famous  excursions,  and  opening  the  way 
for  more  outdoor  life  in  the  *  Heart  of  the  Adirondacks. '  At 
the  Lodge  there  will  be  Wednesday  night  camp-fire  stories 
and  refreshments  and  at  the  club  the  cathedral  and  lake  fires. 

The  Lodge,  with  famous  Mt  Jo,  Clear  or  Heart  lake  and 
the  surrounding  forest,  was  bo't  in  October  1900  and  has  been 
restord,  renovated  and  refitted  as  the  forest  branch  of  the  club. 
It  is  10  miles  from  Clubhouse  on  the  site  selected  from  the 
entire  forest  as  best  deserving  the  name  which  all  visitors 
gladly  accord  to  it,  *  Heart  of  the  Adirondacks. '  Yet  in  this 


MOOSE    ISLAND  169 

retreat  may  now  be  had  complete  home  comforts  combined 
with  forest  wildness.  Hot  and  cold  water,  baths,  lavatories, 
and  closets  have  been  added  to  each  floor  and  the  table  and 
beds  are  the  best.  The  special  Lodge  circular  '  L  '  gives  details 
of  the  scores  of  excursions  to  be  made  satisfactorily  only  from 
this  starting  point.  Baedeker,  the  most  famous  guidebook, 
pronounces  some  of  this  scenery  about  the  Lodge  and  the 
Indian  and  Avalanche  passes  among  the  grandest  in  the  New 
World.  Others  say  it  is  second  only  to  Niagara. 

Moose  island.  The  central  and  largest  island  in  Lake 
Placid.  It  rises  from  the  water  on  a  regular  slope  to  the  center 
390  feet  above  the  lake.  It  is  all  virgin  forest  and  includes 


Club's  Moose  island  from  Eagle's  Eyrie 

some  of  the  most  beautiful  woods  in  the  Adirondacks,  with 
many  great  rocks,  mossy  ravines  and  other  picturesque  fea- 
tures. On  these  500  acres  there  are  miles  of  beautiful  beaches 
and  wooded  shore  front  where  the  water  is  deep  enough  to  allow 
steamboats  or  launches  to  land.  It  is  in  the  very  center  of  the 
mountains,  looking  out  on  Whiteface,  St  Armand,  Eagle's 
Eyrie,  McKenzie,  Overlook,  Pulpit  and  the  cluster  of  peaks  at 
the  north  end  of  the  lake.  Of  this  view  Wallace's  guide  says: 
'  The  northern  end  of  Lake  Placid  is  specially  bold  and  impos- 
ing. The  primeval  forest  stretches  from  the  rocky  shore  to  the 
surrounding  mountain  tops,  and  water,  islands,  wood  and  ever 
changing  sky  conspire  to  charm  the  senses. ' 


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Landings  at  convenient  points  open  the  way  to  the  summit 
and  other  attractiv  points.  Steamers  stop  on  signal  without 
extra  charge  at  any  dock  on  any  trip,  and  numerous  landings 
for  small  boats  make  the  whole  island  conveniently  accessible. 

Undercliff  with  its  score  of  cottages  is  only  a  pistol  shot 
across  the  water.  While  not  open  to  the  general  public,  by 
courtesy  of  the  management,  members  of  the  club  may,  till  it 
has  its  own  buildings  on  Moose  island,  get  meals,  boats  and 
other  accommodations  at  Undercliff  when  needed. 


Between  Overlook  and  Moose  island,  Lake  Placid 

Overlook.  200  acres  including  the  small  mountain  adjoin- 
ing Whiteface  inn,  reacht  by  boat  either  thru  Sunset  or  Shelter 
straits  or  just  at  the  end  of  the  trail  thru  the  pines,  the  only 
path  along  the  shores  of  Placid,  and  of  the  Whiteface  inn  road, 
the  only  carriageway  in  to  the  forest  in  this  direction.  Wallace's 
guide  says  *  From  the  summit  only  a  half  mile  from  the  house, 
and  easily  attaind,  may  be  witnest  one  of  the  grandest  pano- 
ramas the  region  offers,  embracing  the  whole  scenery  of  the 
principal  giants  of  the  Adirondack  range.'  From  this  point 
the  islands  seem  to  cut  Placid  into  5  lakes.  On  these  200  acres 
are  3  picturesque  trout  brooks,  the  largest  being  the  best  avail- 
able supply  for  the  village  of  mountain  spring  water.  A  sum- 
mer house  or  camp  will  later  be  built  on  Overlook  for  shelter  in 
sudden  storms  and  as  a  place  to  lunch  or  rest  or  read. 


DEPARTMENTS  17  I 

West  hights.  250  acres  on  west  side  of  Mirror  lake, 
beginning  on  the  summit  of  Grand  View  hill  and  including  the 
entire  slope  to  the  west  and  south,  meadows,  young  pines  and 
balsams,  and  the  woods  thru  which  flow  East  and  West  Placid 
outlets,  and  highlands  beyond.  Bo't  for  the  club  home  before 
it  was  thought  possible  to  secure  Morningside  and  now  held 
for  another  club  or  private  cottages  under  park  restrictions. 
To  this  wild  park  will  be  added  roads,  walks,  seats  and  carriage 
and  foot  bridges.  It  offers  a  fine  field  for  those  who  enjoy 
making  wild  wood  paths  better  than  shooting  deer  or  catching 
trout. 

Protection  of  grounds  and  woods.  Use  of  club  prop- 
erty is  limited  to  members  and  those  holding  privilege  cards. 
Our  grounds  are  a  private  park  and  no  member  will  disfigure 
them  any  more  than  he  would  the  lawn  of  his  own  home. 
Members  who  have  friends  in  or  near  Placid  who  would  enjoy 
the  freedom  of  the  grounds,  can  get  privilege  cards  from  the 
trustees.  Picnickers  must  not  mark  their  lunching  places  with 
scatterd  papers,  egg  shells  or  other  scraps.  Such  debris  may 
easily  and  without  tools  be  buried  under  rocks  or  roots  of  trees, 
or  carried  back  in  the  lunch  baskets.  Fires  to  burn  it  must  not 
be  lighted  in  the  woods. 

Outdoor  fires.  Lighting  fires  except  on  the  stone  piers 
provided  or  with  special  permission  from  the  trustees,  is  abso- 
lutely prohibited  on  any  part  of  the  club  grounds  or  forest. 
Serious  damage  has  been  done  by  well-meaning  people  who  do 
not  understand  the  great  precautions  necessary  to  keep  fire 
from  running  underground  in  the  Adirondacks.  Members  will 
not  only  observe  the  rule  themselves  but  warn  others  who 
might  violate  it.  The  state  law  is  severe  in  its  penalties  for 
such  carelessness,  and  there  are  local  state  fire  wardens  to 
enforce  it.  In  many  sections  a  forest  fire  once  started  might 
destroy  every  building  with  attendant  danger  to  life.  The  club 
buildings  are  so  situated  that  they  are  in  no  danger  from  this 
source,  but  its  woods  will  be  protected  to  the  full  extent  of  the 
law  against  fires,  cutting  or  mutilating  trees  or  shrubs,  specially 
white  birches,  or  other  acts  of  trespass. 

Departments.  Boating  and  Golf  as  great  specialties  were 
made  distinct  departments.  In  1901  Driving  is  put  on  the 
same  plane,  and  under  the  head  Nature  a  distinct  department 


172  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

is  devoted  to  mountain  climbing,  camping  and  field  work,  and 
exploration  in  study  of  this  wonderful  region.  Other  outdoor 
recreations,  games  and  sports  and  general  athletics  are  groupt 
in  department  A. 

Walks.  Walking  parties  make  all  the  trips  under  'Drives  ' 
and  *  Mountains '  and  have  left  almost  unlimited  possibilities. 
Over  50  miles  of  trails  have  already  been  opend,  and  are  put  in 
repair  each  season.  These  trails  are  extended  every  year  in 
order  to  enable  those  who  do  not  care  for  a  wild  scramble  thru 
unbroken  forest  to  reach  the  most  attractiv  points.  They  are 
narrow  forest  trails  to  be  followd  comfortably  only  in  indian 
file.  A  partial  list  of  short  walks  is  given  as  suggestiv.  Most 
parties  allow  an  hour  for  each  3  miles  tho  very  rapid  walkers 
can  travel  faster  without  over-exertion.  Arrangement  is  in 
order  of  distance  except  that  circles  are  given  first.  Those 
wishing  clearer  directions  as  to  roads,  trails  and  other  features 
can  obtain  any  one  of  the  5  different  maps  of  the  club  region 
at  Clubhouse  or  Lodge. 

The  map  of  the  grounds  about  the  central  clubhouse  shows 
scores  of  short  walks  in  Morningside.  The  public  club  build- 
ings are  common  points  for  walks,  but  if  a  whole  cottage  is 
taken  it  becomes  private  and  club  members  call  only  on  friends 
exactly  as  if  the  cottage  were  not  ownd  by  the  club. 

The  circles.  Starting  back  from  lake  near  Northwood  on 
Hillcrest  road,  walks  of  varying  lengths  are  made  by  following 
the  successiv  roads  to  the  right  leading  back  to  the  lake.  There 
is  a  score  of  variations  on  these  most  common  loops. 

*  Round  the  Pines.'  By  Pines  road,  Plateau,  Cabin,  Pines 
grove  and  Hillcrest  road.  ^  m. 

Hillcrest  circle.  Brookwood  road  over  Uplands  between 
Balsams  and  Pines,  over  Hillcrest  and  to  Mirror  lake  between 
Edgewater  and  Orchard,  i  m. 

Bonniebrae.  Edgewood  road,  2^  m;  round  the  golf  links, 
Wilmington  road,  3^  m. 

Round  Mirror  lake.  By  Lakeshore  drive.  3  m.  This 
winds  round  Mirror  lake.  The  beach  or  Edgewater  trail  is 
also  being  built  at  the  very  edge  of  the  water,  screend  from  the 
road  by  trees  and  shrubbery. 

Forestview  circle.  Placid  hights,  Valleyview,  Overbrook 
and  round  club  golf  links  by  highway.  4  m. 


WALKS 


173 


Restend  lake-grove.  Hammocks  and  seats  at  the  quiet  end 
between  highway  and  lake.  1-6  m. 

Hillcrest  tower.  On  summit  east  of  Clubhouse.  Wonder- 
ful view  varying  with  hour  and  cloud  effects.  %  m. 

Ondawa  rock.  Beyond  Pines  cabin,  across  the  tiny  Ondawa 
valley  to  rock  and  natural  birch  arbor.  X  m- 

Brookwood  spring.  In  edge  of  Brookwood  near  Forest 
courts.  Disco verd  by  a  surveyor  who  reported  it  the  finest 
spring  water  he  had  found  in  20  years  in  the  forest.  Made 
accessible  and  used  exclusivly  on  club  tables  tho  all  the  hotels 
and  hoiises  of  the  village  are  supplied  from  the  lake,  where 
both  water  companies  get  all  their  water.  X  m- 

Whiteface  slope.  By  Brookwood  road  or  from  Uplands 
down  hill  over  Meadowbrook  bridge.  This  side  of  Brookwood, 
dotted  with  young  pines  and  balsams,  slopes  to  the  north  with 
fine  view  of  Whiteface.  i/%  m. 

Big  balsam.  Largest  balsam  tree  which  the  state  botanist 
and  the  sup't  of  forests  have  found.  5  minutes  south  from 
Brookwood  spring,  near  Edgewood  road.  |4  m. 

Greenacre  grove.  Favorit  out-of-door  seats  on  north  edge 
of  golf  links  just  beyond  Forest  courts  and  Valley  Forge,  fo  m. 

Mirror  lake  overlook.  Highest  point  in  Lakewood,  near 
golf  landing.  fo  m. 

Lakewood.  By  boat  to  golf  landing  or  lake  shore  drive  or 
thru  Wayside  wood  by  Forest,  Woodbine  and  Clematis  or  thru 
Valley  Forge  or  station  roads.  South  end  of  Clubhouse 
grounds,  most  convenient  stroll  in  the  shady  woods.  ^  m. 

Rushmora.  Under  big  pines  at  south  end  of  lake  across 
outlet  on  rustic  bridge.  ^  m ;  by  boat,  fa  m. 

Camp  Sentinel  photogr  a  fie  studio.  East  of  Pines  grove.  ^  m. 

Bonniebrae.  Charming  nooks  for  naps  or  books  under 
trees  on  wooded  slope  at  south  end  of  Brookwood  vista,  between 
Valleyview  and  Meadowbrook,  reacht  from  Whiteface  slope,  or 
by  Edgewood  road  from  Forest  courts  or  by  Brookwood  spring 
trail  to  Big  balsam.  ^  m, 

Theanoguen,  East  gate  and  C olden.  Via  Brookwood  vista, 
Edgewood  road  or  golf  links,  Placid  hights  manor  house.  ^  m. 

Golf  houses.  By  golf  path,  thru  Forest  courts,  Midwood, 
and  Greenacre.  Favorit  resort  in  the  late  afternoon  when 


174  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

shadows  are  playing  on  Sentinel  range.  Finest  sunset  views  in 
the  mountains,  y?,  m. 

Titans.  2  largest  pines  of  section  in  Southwood,  a  few 
steps  south  from  Valley  road  from  lake  to  golf  house.  y2  m. 

Camp  Herbert.  This  photografic  studio  has  produced  the 
finest  Adirondack  views  yet  taken.  On  north  shore  of  Mirror 
lake.  By  boat  or  lake  shore  drive,  ^  m. 

Water  hazards  and  trout  ponds.  On  Meadowbrook,  near 
Wilmington  road.  ^  m. 

Overbrook      Evergreen  grove  southeast  from  golf  houses. 

H  m- 

Hotel  Ruisseaumont.     On  shore  of  Placid,  surrounded  by 

picturesque  cottages,      i  m. 

Little  Cobble  or  Altar  mountain.  y*  m  east  of  Clubhouse, 
pretty  forest  trail  with  short,  sharp  climb  at  end ;  a  famous 
view  easily  reacht.  Specially  fine  near  sunset.  2  hours  should 
be  allowd  for  leisurely  trip,  i  m. 

Old  Forge  ravine.     Elba  river,  south  of  golf  links,      i  m. 

Railroad  station,     i  m. 

Ruisseaumont  steamer  landing.      i%  m. 

Pulpit  mountain  or  Mt  Whitney.  The  low  mountain 
northeast  from  Ruisseaumont ;  path  leads  from  hotel  to  outlook 
tower  on  summit,  commanding  a  fine  view,  i  ^  m. 

Old  Forge  plateau.  Precipitious  south  bank  of  Elba  river. 
These  pastures  out  in  the  open,  command  fine  mountain  views 
in  all  directions.  Entrance  from  Keene  road  at  Old  Forge 
lodge,  i^  m. 

Western  pines.  Slope  from  West  hights  near  Grand  View 
hotel  to  Outlet  valley,  dotted  with  beautiful  young  pines. 
Thru  it  are  trails  to  Lake  Placid  and  North  Elba  water  works, 
i  y2  m ;  by  boat  ^  m. 

Village.  Steamboat  landing  or  Lake  Placid  carry,  churches, 
hotels,  cottages,  stores,  and  postoffice,  on  west  side  of  Mirror 
lake,  i  to  i  ^  m ;  by  boat  less  than  %.  m. 

Village  public  library,      i^  m;  by  boat  y^  m. 

Club  steam  laundry,      i  ^  m ;  by  boat  fa  m. 

West  side  lake  house  and  club  bowling  alleys.  i%  m;  by 
boat  Vi  m. 


WALKS  175 

St  Eustace  church.  Near  steamboat  landing  and  carry  on 
north  slope  of  Signal  hill,  near  best  viewpoint  between  lakes, 
i  Y<2.  m ;  by  boat  to  St  Eustace  landing  >4  m. 

Ridge  road.  Thru  forest  from  Grand  View  to  Stevens 
house,  i  y^  m ;  by  boat  i  m. 

Club  farms.   Edgehill,  2  m ;  Highland  2^  m;  Elba  Inn  2  m. 

Outlet  valley,  rivers  and  water  works.  Below  western 
pines.  2  m. 

Cornhill.  Easy  climb  to  fine  local  view  on  Club's  Elba  Inn 
farm.  2^  m. 

High  field.  Crossing  rustic  bridges  near  water  works,  thru 
forest  to  fine  views  from  clearing  at  west,  back  by  Westwood 
way.  2^/2  m;  by  boat  i^  m. 

White  face  golf  links.  On  new  Saranac  road.  2^  m;  by 
boat  2  m. 

Iron  bridge  and  lower  steam  sawmill.  On  Lodge  road. 
Pretty  valley  beyond  Keene  road  racecourse,  on  edge  of  John 
Brown's  farm.  3  m. 

John  Brown's  grave.     3  m, 

Ling  steam  sawmill.     Beyond  club  farms.     3  m. 

Maple  hill.  Fine  maple  grove  on  old  Saranac  road  or  may 
be  reacht  by  new  Westwood  way  across  outlets  and  thru 
pastures.  3  m. 

Moose  island.  By  boat  to  Crescent  bay,  Picnic  rock,  Hop- 
ping bear  point  or  east  shore,  thru  primeval  forests  with  beau- 
tiful trees,  great  rocks  and  mossy  ravines.  The  island  is  only 
5  miles  in  circumference  so  there  is  no  danger  as  in  mainland 
forest  of  getting  lost,  as  one  is  sure  to  find  the  lake  shore  in 
some  direction.  A  favorit  place  for  a  quiet  day  and  for  camp- 
ing. 3  m. 

Overlook.  Club's  mountain  of  200  acres  west  of  Whiteface 
inn,  3  beautiful  brooks,  a  hardwood  forest  and  near  the  summit 
a  view  famous  in  the  guide  books  as  one  of  the  best  in  the  Adi- 
rondacks.  The  islands  seem  to  make  5  small  lakes  at  one's 
feet.  A  plain  trail  breaks  into  the  forest  from  the  highway 
opposit  the  inn  stables.  To  the  inn  by  steamer  or  rowboat, 
carriage  road,  bicycle  path  or  the  *  trail  thru  the  pines '  along 
the  lake  shore.  A  full  half  day's  trip.  Many  prefer  to  carry 
lunches  and  take  more  time.  By  road  4  miles;  by  boat  2%  m. 


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LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Eagle's  eyrie.  By  boat  to  Echo  bay,  an  hour's  climb  up  a 
beautiful  brook  to  a  marvelous  panorama  of  the  lakes  and 
mountains  to  the  south,  printed  on  p.  28  of  Handbook.  6  m. 

There  are  walks  in  every  direction  leading  to  beautiful 
views  or  charming  retreats  in  the  forest  so  that  one  may  walk 
all  summer  and  still  have  new  places  to  explore  within  easy 
distance  of  Clubhouse. 


Mountain  climbing.  This  region  is  unsurpast  in  attrac- 
tions for  this  most  fascinating,  exhilarating  and  healthful  out- 
door exercise.  There  are  scores  of  mountains,  low  and  high, 
with  excellent,  well-markt  trails,  and  hundreds  of  others  for 
those  who  prefer  to  test  their  woodcraft  and  endurance  by  find- 
ing their  way  thru  pathless  forests.  The  views  obtaind  are 
justly  famous  and  well  repay  the  effort.  By  common  consent 
the  finest  views  in  the  state  are  to  be  had  from  the  high  peaks 
nearest  Lake  Placid.  From  Whiteface  no  less  than  65  lakes 
have  been  counted  including  Champlain  and  Ontario.  Experi- 
enced and  trusty  guides  can  always  be  had  but  parties  are  made 
up  every  day  of  the  season  of  those  who  prefer  to  take  the  safer 
and  easier  trips  alone.  Substantial  lunches  are  provided 
with  needed  conveniences  from  a  mere  basket  and  drinking  cup 
to  a  complete  camping  outfit.  The  chief  advice  is  to  go  slow. 
Young  climbers  usually  tire  themselves  out  the  first  of  the  trip 
till  they  learn  the  practical  wisdom  of  the  guides,  who  never 
hurry  up  hill.  Frequent  rests  at  good  points  for  views  or  in 


MOUNTAIN    CLIMBING 


177 


shady  nooks  take  a  little  time  but  make  the  day  easy,  specially 
for  ladies  and  those  unaccustomd  to  vigorous  exercise.  The 
tonic  of  the  air  is  so  great  that  many  who  think  it  quite  impos- 
sible to  climb  find  they  have  the  necessary  strength.  Trips  of 
3  or  4  hours  are  usually  made  before  or  after  dinner.  For 
longer  ones  it  is  better  to  take  lunch  to  eat  on  the  summit 
where  the  party  rests  during  the  middle  of  the  day.  The 
check  list  of  90  peaks  below  only  partly  represents  the  wealth 
of  the  region.  There  are  over  200  mountains  within  15  miles 
air  line  from  Clubhouse,  any  one  of  which  would  be  named  and 
visited  often  at  other  resorts  where  it  was  not  lost  in  the  multi- 
tude of  peaks.  Similarly  the  147  lakes  and  other  features  in 
the  2d  list  omit  an  even  larger  number  of  which  we  do  not 
know  the  names. 


Peak  of  Whiteface 

Guides.  The  most  important  element  in  the  success  of 
many  trips  is  a  competent,  sober,  trustworthy  and  personally 
agreeable  guide.  Both  at  Clubhouse  and  Adirondack  Lodge 
such  guides  are  regularly  employd.  If  extra  ones  are  needed 
they  can  be  found  easiest  and  best  by  applying  at  the  office. 


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LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


CHECK    LIST     OF    NATURAL    FEATURES    WITHIN    15    MILE    RADIUS    OF 

CLUBHOUSE 

Mountains 


Adams 

HIGHT 

35°° 

MILES  DISTANT 
14 

DIRECTION. 

s 

Algonquin  (Mclntire) 

5112 

10 

s 

Allen 

4345 

15 

s 

Ampersand 

3432 

II 

wsw 

Armstrong 

4455 

13 

SSE 

Bald 

2120 

16 

SE 

Bartlett  ridge 

3880 

*5 

SSE 

Basin 

4825 

12 

SSE 

Bassett 

1954 

IlJ< 

ENE 

Baxter 

2400 

II 

ESE 

Bear  den 

3423 

14 

SE 

Big  crow 

2820 

12 

ESE 

Big  slide 

4255 

9 

SSE 

Cascade 

4092 

7 

SE 

Catamount 

3l68 

13 

NNE 

Clark 

1577 

i5 

NE 

Clematis 

2540 

12 

E 

Cliff 

4OOO 

14 

S 

Clinton 

4938 

I  I 

S 

Cobble 

2330 

I 

NE 

Golden 

4713 

I  I 

S 

Colvin 

4074 

15 

SSE 

Dial 

4023 

'5 

SE 

Dix 

4842 

16 

SSE 

Eagle's  Eyrie 

2656 

43A 

NNE 

Ebenezer 

1960 

1  1 

ENE 

Esther 

4270 

8 

NE 

Fremont  hill 

1859 

16 

NNE 

Giant 

4622 

16 

SE 

Gothic 

4738 

iaj< 

SSE 

Green 

*5 

ESE 

Hamlin 

2122 

14 

NE 

Haystack 

49l8 

13 

ENE 

Hedgehog 

?400o 

ii 

SE 

Henderson 

3000 

14 

SSW 

MOUNTAINS 


179 


Hopkins 

Hurricane 

Indian  face 

Iroquois  (Mclntire  range) 

Jay 

Jo 

Knap  hill 

Knoblock 

Legett 

Lime  kiln 

Little  crow 

Long  pond 

McDonough 

Mclntire  (Algonquin) 

McKenzie 

Marble 

Marcy  (Tahawus) 

Moose  pond 

Morgan 

Nippletop 

Noonmark 

Nye 

Oak  ridge 

Overlook 

Owl's  head 

Panther 

Pitchoff 

Porter 

Pulpit  (Whitney) 

Rattlesnake  knob 

Redfield 

Red  rock 

Rooster  comb 

Round 

Saddleback 

Saddleback  (Jay) 

Santanoni 

Sawteeth  (Resagonia) 

Sentinel  peak 


RIGHT                MILES  DISTANT 
3136                              13 

DIRECTION 

ESE 

3687 

14 

ESE 

2500 

14 

SSE 

ii 

S 

16 

ENE 

2870 

10 

S 

2328 

8>£ 

N 

3^4 

15^  • 

ESE 

H 

NNE 

2925 

16 

ESE 

2697 

12 

ESE 

2268 

8 

ESE 

3800 

15 

E 

.5112 

10 

S 

3^9 

5 

NW 

2725 

9 

NE 

5344 

12 

SSE 

7 

NNW 

12 

NE 

4620 

I5IA 

SSE 

3552 

14^ 

SE 

6 

2490 

ii 

ESE 

2^ 

NNW 

2165 

8 

ESE 

2600 

15 

ssw 

2750 

15 

ESE 

4070 

6% 

SE 

2658 

i*A 

NNE 

1968 

ii 

ENE 

4606 

14 

S 

2490 

ii 

ESE 

2795 

ii 

SE 

3H5 

15 

SE 

4530 

12 

SSE 

3623 

15 

E 

4644 

16 

SSW 

4138 

14 

SSE 

3858 

6^ 

ENE 

i8o 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Seward 

Skylight 

Spread  eagle 

Street 

Summit  rock 

Tabletop 

Tahawus  (Marcy) 

Tripod 

Twin  mountains 

Wainwright 

Wallface 

Whiteface 

Whitney  (Pulpit) 

Wolf's  jaws 

Wright 


HIGHT 
4384 
4920 
2860 
33°° 

4440 

5344 
3340 

?35°° 


MILES  DISTANT 
14 


3893 
4872 
2658 


4000 


II 

7 

ii 
10 

12 
'5 

9 
II 


12 

9 


DIRECTION 
SW 

S 
SE 

SSW 

SSE 

SE 

ESE 

SE 

ENE 

SSW 

NNE 

NNE 

SE 

S 


Lakes,  ponds,  passes,  falls,  etc. 


Alder  brook 
Ampersand  brook 
pond 

Arnold,  Lake 
Ausable  lake,  lower 

"  upper 

Ausable  river,  east  branch 

'*  west  branch 

Avalanche  lake 
pass 

Bartlett's  carry 
Big  cherrypatch  pond 
Black  pond 
Bouquet  river 
Brown's  brook 
Buck  island 
Bushnell  falls 
Calamity  pond 
Camus  pond 
Cascade  lakes 
Chapel  pond 


MILES  DISTANT 
15 

I  I 

16 
16 

2 

II 
(?)    II 

16 

2 


16 
13 

ii 

13 
6 

7 
16 


DIRECTION 

N 
WSW 

wsw 

SSE 

SE 

SSE 

E 

E 

S 

S 

W 

E 

W 

SE 

NE 

N 

SSE 
S 

WSW 
SE 
SE 


LAKES,    PONDS,    PASSES,    FALLS 


181 


Clear  (Heart)  lake 
Clear  pond 
Clifford  brook 
Clifford  falls 
Colby  pond 

Cold  brook 

t  i 

Golden,  Lake 

Coldspring  pond 

Cole  brook 

Connery  pond 

Copperas  pond 

Cranberry  pond 

Crystal  brook 

Dial  pond 

Dipper,  Giant's 

East  branch  Ausable  river 

Echo  lake  (Lake  of  the  golden  lilies) 

Elba  river 

Elk  pass 

Feldspar  brook 

Flume 

Franklin  falls 

French's  brook 

Giant's  dipper 

washbowl 
Gill  brook 
Gravestone  brook 
Gulf  brook 
Harkness,  Lake 
Hawk  island 
Haystack  brook 
Heart  (Clear)  lake 
Henderson,  Lake 
High  falls 
Hunter's  pass 
Indian  carry 

pass 
Ishum  pond 


MILES  DISTANT 

DIRECTION 

7 

S 

I3//2 

WNW 

6 

E 

8 

ESE 

9 

WNW 

7 

WSW 

12 

S 

12 

S 

3l/z 

NE 

12 

N 

2l/2 

NE 

5 

NE 

13 

NE 

15 

SSE 

16 

SE 

16 

SE 

9^ 

E 

« 

NE 

i 

S 

i5# 

SE 

13 

S 

8 

NE 

ii 

N 

12 

NE 

16 

SE 

16 

SE 

14 

SE 

151^ 

SE 

12 

ESE 

16 

SSW 

z% 

NNE 

15 

SSE 

7 

S 

131^ 

SSW 

7 

NE 

16 

SE 

16 

WSW 

io'_- 

SSW 

3^ 

SE 

182 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


John's  brook 

Jones  pond 

Lake,  see  distinctiv  name 

Lake  of  the  golden  lilies  (Echo) 

Little  Ampersand  pond 

"      black  brook 

"      cherry  patch  pond 

"      clear  pond 

"      Wellerpond 
Livingston  pond 
Lochbonnie 
Lonesome  pond 
Long  pond 
Loon  bay 
Lost  pond 
Lower  Ausable  lake 

"      Saranac  lake 

"      twin  brook 
McAultey  pond 
Mclntire  brook 
McKenzie  pond 
Malcom  pond 
Marcy  brook 
Marsh  pond 
Miller  pond 
Moose  island 

"      pond 

n         1 1 

Morgan  pond 
Moss  pond 
Mud  pond  (Echo) 
New  bridge  brook 
O'Connell  brook 
Opalescent  river 
Ore  bed  brook 
Otis  brook 
Owen  pond 
Pine  pond 
Pope  bay 


MILES  DISTANT 
I  I 

DIRECTION 

SE 

15 

NW 

Mr 

NE 

9% 

W 

15 

NE 

2 

ENE 

l$% 

WNW 

14 

W 

13 

S 

4 

NNW 

8)^ 

W 

3 

NE 

n^ 

W 

14 

ESE 

16 

SE 

9 

WNW 

'5 

S 

ii 

WNW 

7/^ 

S 

6 

NW 

3 

E 

7/2 

S 

5 

NE 

8 

W 

2X 

N 

6^ 

NW 

9>£ 

SW 

12 

NE 

15 

SSE 

3^ 

NE 

13 

NE 

12 

E 

12 

S 

I  I 

SSE 

13 

NE 

4^2 

NE 

9 

W 

Ioi^ 

W 

LAKES,    PONDS,    PASSES,    FALLS 


183 


MILES   DISTANT 


DIRECTION 


Preston  ponds 
Rainbow  fall 
"        lake 
Ray  brook 
Robinson  pond 
Rocky  branch 

Round  lake 

<  < 

Russel  fall 

Saginaw  bay 

St  Regis  lake,  upper 

Sally,  Lake 

Sanford,  Lake 

Saranac  falls 

Saranac  lake,  lower 
"  upper 

Scott  ponds 

Shingle  boy  pond 

Silver  lake 

Skylight  brook 

Slide  brook 

Slide  mountain  brook 

South  meadow  brook 

Still  brook 

Stony  creek  pond 

Style's  brook 

Sunrise  notch 

Surprise,  Lake  (Echo) 

Taylor  pond 

Tear  in  the  clouds,  Lake 

Thompson  brook 

Tom  Peck  pond 

Twin  brook,  lower 
upper 

Uphill  brook 

Upper  Ausable  lake 
"      St  Regis  lake 
14      Saranac  lake 
"      twin  brook 


13 

sw 

1^/2 

SSE 

i5 

NNW 

5 

W 

5 

wsw 

14 

ENE 

5/^ 

SE 

13 

W 

13 

SE 

i5 

W 

151^ 

NNW 

15 

SSW 

15^ 

ssw 

13 

W 

9 

WNW 

i$y2 

W 

IO 

SSW 

II 

WNW 

15 

NNE 

'5 

SSE 

10 

SE 

IO 

SSE 

6^ 

SE 

6 

N 

16 

W 

ii 

E 

6 

NE 

X 

NE 

14 

NNE 

'3 

S 

4 

SE 

2X 

NE 

15 

S 

14 

S 

13 

S 

16 

SSE 

l5/4 

WNW 

is% 

W 

14 

S 

184 


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Wallface  ponds 
Warren  pond 
Washbowl,  Giant's 
Weller  pond 

West  branch  Ausable  river 
Wilmington  high  falls 
Wilmington  notch 
Woodruff  falls 
Wynch  pond 


MILES  DISTANT 
12 

4^ 
16 

M 

2 

7 
5 

12 

5/2 


DIRECTION 

ssw 

NE 

SE 

W 

E 

NE 

NE 

NNE 

NE 


DRIVING 


185 


Cycling.  Those  used  to  city  parkways  and  macadamized 
drives  may  think  the  best  mountain  roads  very  poor,  yet  many 
all-year  residents  now  ride  constantly,  and  visitors  bring  and 
enjoy  their  wheels  greatly.  Others  have  never  learnd  the  art 
or  charm  of  dodging  about  country  lanes  for  a  smooth  hard 
track,  and  so  seldom  ride.  The  favorit  short  rides  are  the  3 
miles  round  Mirror  lake.  3  miles  round  the  club  links  and  For- 
estview,  7  miles  to  Whiteface  Inn  or  6  to  John  Brown's  grave 
and  back.  Wheelmen  make  all  the  trips  under  '  Drives '  and 
also  push  out  on  each  of  the  3  great  highways  leading  out  of 
Placid  valley:  i)  Wilmington  road,  northeast  toward  Lake 

Cham  plain;  2)  Keene  road 
by  Cascade  lakes  and 
Keene  to  Elizabethtown 
and  Westport-on-Cham- 
plain;  3)  Saranac  road. 
The  maps  of  the  L.  A.  W. 
show  the  cycle  roads  about 
Lake  Placid  to  be  the  best 
in  the  mountains.  Recent 
substantial  progress  has 
been  made  and  every  year 
increases  the  amount  of 
good  cycling.  Local  inter- 
est is  shown  by  the  well 
advanced  lo-mile  sidepath 
between  Lake  Placid  and 
Saranac,  which  was  the 
most  sandy  road.  This  is  half  done  and  completion  is  promist 
in  1901.  There  is  a  special  cycle  room  for  members'  wheels 
at  the  club  boat  livery,  the  best  high  or  low  priced  bicycles  are 
for  sale  or  rent  and  members  can  have  their  own  wheels 
stord,  cleand  or  repaird. 

Cooperation.  The  receipts  from  driving,  boating,  golf 
and  other  recreations  for  which  a  charge  is  made  are  spent 
wholly  on  these  departments,  on  which  no  one  makes  a  profit. 
Driving.  Placid  is  well  known  as  the  driving  center  of  the 
Adirondacks.  Members  fond  of  this  recreation  felt  that  the 
club  should  have  its  own  stables,  maintaining  the  high  stand- 
ards which  characterize  its  boating  facilities.  Therefore  in 


Club  road  from  station 


l86  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

1901  driving  was  made  a  leading  club  specialty  and  the  best 
stable  in  the  region  was  built  and  equipt  for  taking  the  best 
care  of  favorit  horses.  It  has  box  stalls,  wash  racks,  harness 
room,  drivers  library  and  reading  room,  livery  room,  office, 
salesroom,  2  floors  of  drivers  rooms  with  hot  and  cold  water, 
porcelain  bath,  closets  and  lavatories.  It  also  provides  for 
those  who  would  bring  choice  horses  and  carriages  if  they  had 
satisfactory  accommodations  instead  of  the  ordinary  hotel 
stables,  and  they  can  now  have  light,  dry,  well  ventilated  quar- 
ters in  charge  of  responsible,  experienced  men.  1 5  new  Water- 
loo carriages,  with  high  backs  and  broad  seats,  20  new  Troy 
harnesses,  20  new  horses,  and  complete  new  furnishings,  as  for 


a  first  class  private  stable,  have  been  added  to  the  equipment 
of  1900.  There  is  a  new  manager  and  experienced  drivers  and 
stablemen,  and  constant  study  is  made  to  secure  the  highest 
safety  and  comfort  and  to  furnish  a  higher  grade  of  horses  and 
more  satisfactory  turnouts  than  are  elsewhere  obtainable. 
There  will  be  offerd  this  year  various  facilities  impracticable 
in  a  public  hotel  but  very  desirable  for  a  club  because  they 
give  it  more  the  character  of  a  private  estate. 

As  in  club  boats,  unusual  provision  is  made  for  various 
wants  and  tastes.  Besides  the  usual  livery  there  are  for  ladies 
and  children  safe  and  gentle  Shetland  and  other  ponies  and 
horses  for  carts,  phaetons,  buckboards  and  surries,  all  chosen 


DRIVING  187 

specially  for  this  work.  For  skilful  drivers  there  are  higher- 
lived  horses  with  suitable  handsome  turnouts  which  can  be  had 
by  the  month  or  day,  thus  affording  facilities  which  can  usually 
be  enjoyd  only  in  a  fine  private  stable.  These  however  will 
positivly  not  be  let  without  drivers  except  to  those  competent 


A  Placid  drive 


and  willing  to  give  such  horses  proper  care  on  trying  mountain 
roads.  Any  other  course  would  soon  ruin  the  horses  so  that 
even  careful  drivers  would  have  nothing  but  the  overworkt  and 
broken  down.  These  best  turnouts  are  refused  for  private 
driving  to  any'one'who  has  faild  to  bring  the  horses  back  in 


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LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


satisfactory  condition.  However  skilful  and  experienced, 
drivers  who  believe  in  'putting  them  thru  and  buying  more 
when  these  are  worn  out'  and  the  larger  class  who  believe 
themselves  competent  but  really  know  little  about  horses,  must 

not  expect  to  use  without 
drivers  those  provided 
only  for  amateur  horse- 
men who  are  both  careful 
and  competent.  A  spe- 
cial feature  is  pair  driving 
on  light  wagon  roads  or 
buckboards.  To  encour- 
age this  the  charge  for  a 
pair  will  be  not  double 
but  only  one  half  more 
than  for  single.  This 
year  3  new  2-seat  surries 
have  been  added  for  ladies 
to  drive  with  children  or 
light  loads  on  the  level 
roads  about  the  lake. 
These  are  not  let  for  long 
drives  or  hard  roads,  but  only  for  easy  driving  by  careful  people 
who  prefer  to  have  their  own  turnouts  without  a  driver  and 
wish  to  make  up  little  family  parties.  These  are  specially  de- 
signd  for  those  who  wish  to  make  weekly  or  monthly  rates  for 
the  whole  or  partial  use  of  such  family  carriages 

Saddle  horses.  Most  stables  are  forced  to  give  up  keep- 
ing saddle  horses  entirely  because  so  many  are  ruind  by  over- 
riding. Hard  and  fast  riders  who  wish  to  gallop  up  and  down 
hill  must  bring  their  own  horses  or  get  them  elsewhere.  For 
those  willing  to  give  good  horses  careful  usage,  the  club  pro- 
vides for  men,  women  and  children.  For  others  it  will  order 
promptly  from  the  livery  stables  the  best  to  be  had  but  will  not 
allow  its  own  horses  to  be  spoild  for  those  for  whom  they  were 
bo't  even  if  the  rule  offends  some  very  delightful  people  who 
are  'hard  on  horses. ' 

Driving  equipment.  For  economy  and  to  secure  exactly 
what  is  wisht  some  prefer  to  own  their  horses  or  to  hire  by  the 
month  and  treat  as  private  turnouts.  After  careful  inquiry  we 


High  falls,  Wilmington  road 


DRIVING    PRICE    LIST  189 

selected  the  Waterloo  Wagon  Co.  and  the  Troy  Harness  Co.  as 
the  best  makers,  considering-  high  quality  and  product  and 
reasonable  prices.  A  salesroom  in  the  stable  provides  a  liberal 
assortment  of  carnages,  harnesses  and  all  needed  articles  for 
immediate  delivery  and  at  the  least  obtainable  prices.  Horses 
are  also  for  sale  or  for  rent  by  the  week,  month  or  season,  with 
or  without  drivers.  Families  will  find  this  the  most  economi- 
cal and  satisfactory  method  specially  if  2  or  more  members 
divide  the  cost  of  a  horse  or  pair. 

Driving  price  list.  A  convenient  list  on  which  members 
can  check  off  drives  taken  in  exploration  of  the  surrounding 
country.  The  prices  given  cover  only  cooperativ  cost  of  main- 
taining the  club  stables  at  the  new  high  standard  The  horses 
earn  these  prices  only  a  few  weeks  but  must  be  fed  for  52. 
Hay  and  oats  are  very  high  in  the  mountains  because  of  high 
freights.  Nearly  all  hotels  find  it  unprofitable  to  carry  on 
stables  at  these  rates,  and  farm  out  the  business  to  liverymen. 
The  club  tried  this  plan  5  years  but  could  not  get  as  good 
equipment  or  service  as  its  members  properly  demand  in  sur- 
roundings so  picturesquely  adapted  to  much  driving. 

Printed  prices  are  invariable  for  grade  A  or  best  horses,  drivers  and 
Waterloo,  Glens  Falls,  buckboards,  the  most  luxurious  and  easy  riding  of 
these  famous  carriages,  but  for  mountain  wagons  and  other  grade  B  or 
older  or  cheaper  turnouts  lower  rates  may  be  made  for  drive,  week  or 
month.  A  lower  rate  may  be  given  for  long  trips  if  teams  can  be  spared 
and  are  to  return  without  passengers.  For  2  horses  on  i-seat  carriage 
deduct  ^  from  price  of  3-seat. 

Round  GLENS  FALLS 

trip 


miles      i-seat      2-seat      3-seat 


Any  trip  under  5  miles  $i          $i-75     $2 

Adirondack  lodge  w^ole^     *°       3  5 


A  j-                       -^                           half  day     24       •*.  co  6  7 

Adirondack  sanitarium                 whole  "  8 

"     summer  art  school                              16       3  5  6 

Ames's  (Mountain  View)                                12       2  3.50  4 

hotel                           hijlf,dar     24       350  6  7 

4  o 


190 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Ausable  chasm 

Ausable  Forks,  pulp  mills 
"  via  Keene 

Ausable  lakes 
Averyville 

Beede's  (St  Hubert's) 
Black  Brook 

Bloomingdale 

Bluff  pt,  Hotel  Champlain 

Cascade  lakes 

East  hill  (Prof.  Davidson's) 

Edgehill  farm 
Edgehill  triangle 
Elizabetht'n,  via  Keene 

"  Upper  Jay 
Euba  mills 

"       via  Elizabetht'n 

Forest  View  circle 
Franklin  Falls 
Freeman's  home 
Glenmore,  East  hill 
Grand  View 
Highland  farm 
Hotel  Champlain 
Iron  bridge  on  W.  Ausable 
Jay,  via  Keene 

"         Wilmington 

John  Brown's  grave 
Keene  Center 
Keene  hights 

Keene  Valley 


Round 
trip 
miles 

GLENS  FALLS 

i-seat   2-seat 

3-seat 

2  days 

78 

10 

$17.50  ; 

$20 

3  '"' 

12 

2  I 

24 

2    " 

5° 

8 

14 

16 

2   " 

62 

8 

14 

16 

2    " 

56 

8 

14 

16 

12 

2 

35° 

4 

2  days 

48 

8 

14 

16 

2    " 

48 

8 

14 

16 

i  day 

37 

6 

10.50 

12 

2  days 

8 

M 

16 

2   " 

51 

8 

14 

16 

half  day 

20 

3 

5 

6 

whole  " 

4 

7 

8 

i  day 

39 

6 

10.50 

12 

2  days 

8 

14 

16 

3 

i 

J-75 

2 

5 

i 

i-75 

2 

2  days 

56 

8 

14 

16 

2    " 

60 

8 

14 

16 

2    " 

60 

8 

14 

16 

2    " 

76 

10 

17  So 

20 

3   " 

12 

21 

24 

4 

I 

'•75 

2 

2  days 

48 

8 

14 

16 

16 

3 

5 

6 

i  day 

39 

6 

10  50 

12 

3 

i 

T-75 

2 

5 

i 

MS 

2 

2  days 

51 

8 

14 

16 

6 

i. 

25    2 

2.50 

2   " 

52 

8 

14 

16 

i  day 

38 

6 

10.  50 

12 

2  days 

8 

14 

16 

8 

i 

•5°  2.50 

3 

32 

4 

7 

8 

2   " 

5° 

8 

14 

16 

i  day 

42 

6 

10  50 

12 

2  days 

8 

14 

l6 

DRIVING    PRICE    LIST  19! 

Round  GLENS  FALLS 

trip     r— 

miles  i-seat  2-seat      3-seat 

Keeseville                                      *  d*P  7*   *°  ^°  &0 

Lake  Clear  (Rice's)  25  4  7  8 

Lake  Placid  house  3       i  1.75  2 

Loon  Lake  (Chase's)                    2  days  56  8  14  16 

Lower  Jay  30  4  7  8 

McKenzie  pond  163  5  6 

Mineville                                        2  d?P  ^  T°  I7'5°  *° 

3  12  21  24 

Miss  Newman's  farm  12  2  3.50  4 

Miss  Newman's  roadend  14  2.50  4  5 

Mountain  View  (Ames's)  12  2  3.50  4 

Newman  2  i  1.75  2 

New  Russia                                    2  days  64  9  16  18 

North  Elba  p.  o.  8       1.50  2.50  3 

Paul  Smith's                                   2  days  52  8  14  16 

Port  Henry                                     3     "  go  12  21  24 

Port  Kent                                      3     "  84  12  21  24 

Rainbow  lake  (Wardner's)          i  day  28  4  7  8 

Ray  Brook  house  (Cameron's)  12  2  3.50  4 

Riverside  drive  (Ausable  circle)  10  2  3-5°  4 

Round  Mirror  lake  3  i  1.75  2 

Round  Sar  an  ac  square  10  2  3  5°  4 

Ruisseaumont  21  1.75  2 

St  Eustace  P.  E.  church  3  i  i  75  2 

St  Gabriel  's  sanit'm  (R.C.)          2  days  56  8  14  16 

St  Hubert's  inn                              2      "  48  8  14  16 

Saranac  Inn                                     2  days  52  8  14  16 


SaranacLake(vill.orr.r.)  '°  3 

whole  "  4  7 

Ampersand,   Algonquin  half  day     24  3.50       6  7 

or  sanitarium  whole  "  4  7  8 

Signal  hill  3  i  1.75  2 

Silver  lake  2  days         66  9  16  18 

South  Meadows  ^day     2o  3  S  6 

Steamboat  landing  3  i  1.75  2 

Stevens  house  3  i  1.75  2 


192  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

Round  GLENS  FALLS 

miles  i-seat  2-seat      3-seat 

Summer  school  of  art  16  $3  $5  $6 

Summer  school  of  philosophy    i  day  39  6  10.50  12 

Union  Falls,                                   2  days  60  8  14  16 

Upper  Jay,  via  Keene                 2      "  44  8  14  16 

"  Wilm'gt'n           2     "  46  8  14  16 

Westport                                         2     "  72  10  17.50  20 

3  12  21  24 

White  church  square  5  i             1.75  2 

Whitef  ace  golf  links  5  i             1.75  2 

Whiteface  inn  8  1.50       2.50  3 


Willey  house  (East  hill)  '  ^          ^       6Q  I0'5°     ™ 

2  days  14  1  6 

Wilmington  flume  25       4  7  8 


Wilmington  high  falls  2°       3  5  6 


Wilmington-Keene  sq.  2  days         45       8  14  16 

Wilmington  village  30       4  7  8 

Wood  farm  (Adirondack  lodge  road)  12       2  3.50       4 

Prices  are  at  the  rate  of  2oc  a  mile  for  saddle  horse  or 
single,  35c  for  double,  4oc  for  3-seat  carriages  and  i2j/2c  for 
Shetland  or  other  ponies  with  cart  or  saddle. 

Prices  to  places  not  on  the  list  are  fixt  by  this  table: 

i  -seat  or 
Pony  cart         sa 

Under      5  miles 

7 
8 

9 

12 
H 

16 
18 

30  in  i  day    2.50 

4-horse  drag,  break  or  hayride  rack  double  3-seat  price. 

Experienced  drivers  attend  all  double  teams.     Single  car- 

riages with  i  or  2  horses  will  be  let  without  drivers  only  to  com- 

petent and  careful  horsemen.     They  may  also  arrange  to  drive 

their  own   2-seat  teams  by  special  permit  if  they  observe  the 


iy  cart 

saddle  horse 

2-seat 

3-seat 

•75 

$1 

$i-75 

$2 

i 

1-25 

2 

2.50 

i 

i-5° 

2.50 

3- 

1-25 

'-75 

3 

359 

i-5° 

2 

3-50 

4 

1-75 

2.50 

4 

5 

2 

3 

5 

6 

2.25 

3-5° 

6 

7 

2.50 

4 

7 

8 

TRANSFERS  193 

club  rules  for  driving  and  bring  the  horses  back  in  good  con- 
dition. 

Meals  for  drivers  and  horses  when  away  from  home  are 
paid  for  by  the  club  and  drivers  have  positiv  orders  not  to 
postpone  unduly  the  feeding  of  its  horses.  Club  and  Lodge 
horses  are  cared  for  free  at  either  stables.  Visitors  to  the  Lodge 
save  expense  by  going  in  by  club  teams. 

Only  5  miles  an  hour  is  practicable  on  these  mountain 
roads  without  injury  to  most  horses.  20  miles,  or  one  third 
more  than  the  stage  line  average,  is  allowd  for  a  full  day's 
work.  Horses  are  expected  to  do  only  100  miles  a  week  and 
overwork  of  some  days  is  balanced  by  corresponding  rest.  Ex- 
cept in  emergencies  no  club  team  is  driven  more  than  30  miles 
(or  double  stage  line  work)  in  any  i  day.  A  'half  day'  is  before 
i  p.  m.,  between  i  and  6  p.  m.  or  after  5  p.  m.  No  extra 
charge  is  made  for  overtime  not  exceeding  i  hour. 

All  prices  are  by  miles  traveld,  not  by  time.  If  distance 
traveld  averages  less  than  2^  miles  an  hour  because  of  stops 
the  charge  is  by  the  hour  at  half  usual  rate  or  500  single,  $i 
double;  e.  g.  ahorse  kept  8  hours  would  be  charged  for  20  miles 
or  a  full  day  tho  he  was  driven  a  less  distance. 

All  prices  are  by  nearest  roads  to  points  named.  If  extra 
distance  is  traveld  it  is  enterd  on  slip  on  return  and  charged 
at  printed  schedule  rates.  No  charge  is  made  till  this  report 
of  trip  is  made  after  return. 

Prices  by  week  or  month.  Horses  and  carriages  for 
exclusiv  use,  with  driver,  club  assuming  all  risks. 

Week        Month 

pony  and  cart  $12.50     $50 

saddle  20  80 

i -seat  carriage,  i  horse       20  80 

2  horses     30  120 

2-seat       "  "  35  140 

3-seat  "  40  1 60 

Board.  Board  for  private  horses  $i  a  day;  in  box  stalls 
$1.50  a  day.  Those  furnishing  their  own  grooms  are  allowd 
25c  a  day  for  each  horse. 

Transfers.  To  railway  station,  steamboat  landing,  opera 
house,  Club  golf  links  or  any  Mirror  lake  hotel  or  church,  in 
mountain  wagons  25C,  in  Glens  Falls  carriages  SQC  each  person, 


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each  way,  unless  return  is  made  immediately  without  stop,  when 
no  return  fare  is  charged.  These  prices  do  not  apply  for  less 
than  2  fares  for  buggy,  3  fares  for  2-seat,  5  fares  for  3 -seat,  i.e. 
4  persons  would  pay  $1.25  for  a  3-seat  carriage. 

If  private  carriages  are  orderd  they  must  be  at  minimum 
rate  charged  for  all  drives  under  5  miles,  $i,  $1.75  and  $2. 

To  all  trains  and  all  regular  Sunday  services  round  trip  for 
i  or  more  persons  25C  each  in  transfers,  5oc  in  carriages. 

Transfer  of  trunks  25C  each.  Club  checks  will  be  given 
for  both  inward  and  outward  baggage  at  the  house  and  station. 

Athletic  club.  Those  interested  pay  $i  a  year  and  con- 
stitute the  Morningside  athletic  club.  All  fees  and  any  returns 
for  use  of  its  outfits  or  from  tournaments  or  other  sources  are 
used  in  improving  athletic  facilities.  This  club  supplies  for  a 
small  fee  golf  sticks,  tennis  rackets,  roque  or  croquet  mallets 
and  balls,  and  other  needed  articles,  and  aims  to  introduce  and 
foster  any  outdoor  recreations  which  seem  desirable  and  practi- 
cable. The  grounds,  woods  and  lakes  afford  the  best  possible 
opportunity  for  all  forms  of  outdoor  sports.  The  club  has  the 
best  location  at  Placid  for  both  land  and  water  tournaments 
and  matches,  sailing,  rowing,  paddling  and  swimming  races, 
float  nights,  etc.  The  advantages  of  its  great  piazzas  and 
sloping  shores  with  shelterd  seats  are  recognized  by  all. 

Subclubs.  These  are  the  simplest  possible.  Whenever 
several  members  are  interested  in  one  thing  they  naturally 
cooperate  for  promoting  that  interest  and  their  own  convenience 
and  pleasure  in  following  it.  Membership  at  present  means 
little  more  than  that  one  shares  in  the  recreation,  contributes 
the  trifling  fee  for  incidental  expenses  and  cooperates  with  others 
in  advancing  the  interests  of  their  common  pastime.  Rooms 
are  provided  for  the  occasional  meetings  needed  to  plan  trips, 
matches,  tournaments,  etc.  The  Club  provides  unusual  facili- 
ties for  all  these  recreations  and  bears  various  general  expenses. 
Each  club  raises  by  its  annual  fees,  subscriptions,  entertain- 
ments or  otherwise  the  small  amounts  needed  for  its  own  inci- 
dental expenses.  Some  of  these  clubs  will  doubtless  become 
more  permanent  and  activ.  Some  will  do  nothing  one  year 
and  much  the  next,  as  each  usually  depends  on  the  activity  of 
some  enthusiastic  leader.  If  a  half  dozen  persons  are  specially 
fond  of  boating,  tennis,  roque,  basket  ball  or  any  other  game, 


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they  agree  on  certain  days  and  hours  and  invite  others  who  are 
players,  and  the  group  is  known  as  'the club,'  and  all  mat- 
ters pertaining  to  its  special  game  are  referd  to  it  by  the  trus- 
tees. Those  who  bring  their  own  horses,  or  hire  by  the  month  or 
day  the  special  club  turnouts  for  fine  private  driving,  are  inter- 
ested in  roads,  driving  parties,  stopping  places,  etc.  and  make  a 
Driving  club.  The  devotees  of  horseback  exercise  are  the  Stir- 
rup club.  The  Cycle  and  Walking  clubs  appeal  to  those  who 
prefer  the  wheel  or  long  tramps  to  horses,  and  are  glad  to  know 
others  of  similar  taste  likely  to  join  them.  The  Canoe  club 
brings  together  those  fond  of  paddling,  rowing  or  sailing,  the 
Music  and  Dramatic  clubs  those  who  take  pleasure  in  contribut- 
ing to  the  summer's  entertainment  by  utilizing  the  amateur 
talent  always  present  but  often  undiscoverd  except  by  such  a 
club.  The  Camera  club  finds  scores  of  enthusiastic  photog- 
rafers  glad  to  know  each  other's  work  in  a  section  so  rich  in 
material.  3  dark  rooms  are  provided  for  its  use.  The  Moun- 
tain club  has  as  its  object  exploration  and  naming  of  new  peaks, 
cutting  needed  trails,  putting  up  guideboards  and  developing  in 
various  ways  this  fascinating  and  exhilarating  outdoor  interest. 
From  those  who  engage  in  each  of  these  recreations  the  more 
enthusiastic  make  the  little  club  which  plans  various  outings  in 
which  others  not  enough  interested  to  join  the  club  and  make 
the  plans,  are  yet  glad  to  share. 

Track  and  team  athletics.  The  club  field  days  have  been 
most  enjoyable  and  numerous  members  of  college  teams  are 
always  present.  According  to  material  available  and  leaders 
willing  to  organize,  we  have  a  great  variety  of  sports,  e.  g.  long, 
broad  and  high  jumping,  pole  vaulting,  3-legged,  wheelbarrow, 
sack,  potato,  egg  and  spoon,  swimming,  obstacle  and  other 
races,  shot  putting,  hammer  throwing,  tug-of-war  in  boats  and 
on  land,  walking,  swimming,  diving,  etc. 

Suitable  programs  are  provided  for  children,  youths  and 
untraind  adults  as  well  as  for  college  athletes,  the  club  physi- 
cian exercising  constant  supervision  so  that  there  shall  be  no 
overstrain.  It  is  the  club's  settled  policy  to  encourage  liberally 
all  wholesome  outdoor  sports  which  attract  both  participants 
and  spectators. 

Forest  courts.  These  have  been  graded  between  Forest 
and  Brookwood,  5  minutes  from  Clubhouse  on  the  path  to  the 


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golf  houses.  In  order  to  center  in  one  place  the  various  games 
there  is  space  for  8  full  sized  courts  in  ideal  surroundings. 
These  will  be  fitted  up  as  fast  as  needed.  On  2  sides  are 
woods  which  afford  shade  at  all  hours  to  spectators,  and  which 
protect  from  prevailing  winds  in  cold  November  days  and  yet 
leave  free  circulation  of  air  in  warm  weather. 

Tennis.  There  is  no  annoying  waiting  for  courts,  as  the 
club  has  space  for  14  games  at  once. 

Tether  tennis.  Both  Forest  courts  and  Lodge  have  this 
popular  new  game. 

Roque  and  croquet.  Besides  the  children's  croquet  court 
near  the  Squealery,  courts  with  rubber  cushions  for  expert  play 
will  provide  in  1901  for  roque,  considerd  by  many  the  best  of 
all  outdoor  games,  but  for  which  satisfactory  facilities  for  fine 
play  are  seldom  found.  Roque  is  easily  the  best  outdoor  game 
for  those  who  find  golf  and  tennis  too  vigorous  exercise  and  the 
new  courts  will  make  it  a  popular  club  feature. 

Other  outdoor  sports.  The  club  has  already  provided 
facilities  for  many  sports  and  games  and  will,  whenever  a 
reasonable  number  wish  to  take  up  any  desirable  new  sport, 
encourage  it  practically,  e.  g.  quoits,  archery,  handball,  lacrosse, 
cricket,  lawn  bowls,  etc.  Those  interested  in  starting  anything 
new  should  consult  the  treasurer  at  the  club  office. 

Athletic  supplies.  The  club  has  the  agency  for  the 
section  of  the  largest  and  best  makers  including  A.  G.  Spalding 
&  Bros.,  Columbia  and  Spalding  bicycles  and  St  Lawrence  boats 
and  canoes,  and  keeps  on  hand  a  large  assortment  for  immediate 
delivery  at  no  advance  on  city  prices.  Members  save  trouble 
and  expense  by  getting  all  supplies  here  instead  of  bringing  from 
the  city.  As  entire  net  proceeds  of  all  this  business  are  spent 
for  club  outdoor  sports  it  helps  our  athletic  interests  to  patro- 
nize this  agency  which  carries  a  larger  stock  than  is  to  be  found 
elsewhere  outside  large  city  stores.  This  includes  everything 
likely  to  be  needed  for  golf,  boating,  driving,  camping,  swim- 
ming, cycling,  tennis,  roque,  croquet  and  other  outdoor  and 
indoor  sports. 

In  bicycles  there  are  the  2  best  tmakes,  Columbia  and 
Spalding,  for  men  and  women,  chainless  or  chain,  with  either 
hub  or  tire  coaster  brakes.  There  are  also  the  best  lower  priced 
machines  and  scores  of  fittings  and  supplies  likely  to  be  needed 


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ATHLETIC 

by  some  one  during  the  summer.  Those  not  wishing  to  buy 
can  rent  most  articles,  all  receipts  going  to  the  athletic  club  for 
maintenance  of  its  work. 

Rent  of  clubs,  balls,  etc.  As  free  provision  of  rackets, 
balls,  mallets,  golf  clubs  and  other  appliances  led  to  loss  and 
injury  a  small  fee  is  charged  for  the  loan  of  anything  needed 
and  a  good  assortment  is  kept  on  hand  for  sale  or  rent,  the 
receipts  being  spent  in  improving  this  equipment. 

Athletic  field.  The  club  has  one  of  the  few  places  in  this 
region  where  there  is  enough  level  space  for  a  satisfactory 
athletic  field.  This  is  half  a  mile  from  Clubhouse,  conceald 
by  woods,  out  of  sight  and  sound  for  those  who  prefer  quiet, 
but  at  the  end  of  a  pretty  wood  path  for  the  many  who  enjoy 
outdoor  sports.  A  diamond  is  laid  out  for  baseball  and  ground 
assignd  for  cricket,  lawn  bowls,  and  other  sports  needing 
ample  level  space. 


Club's  ball  grounds 

Athletic  instruction.  Vacation  days  are  the  best  in  the 
year  for  acquiring  any  outdoor  accomplishment.  Competent 
instructors  are  seldom  available  in  the  country,  but  the  club 
aims  to  have  them  for  golf,  driving,  riding,  bicycling,  sailing, 
rowing,  canoeing,  swimming,  etc.  In  rowing,  pupils  are 
taught  if  wisht  with  fixt  or  feathering  oars,  straight  or  spoon, 
with  outriggers,  sliding  seats,  single  and  double  sculls  and 
single  and  double  paddles. 


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Swimming1  school.  The  club  is  fortunate  in  having 
secured  for  the  entire  season  the  most  famous  teachers  of 
scientific  swimming  in  this  country,  Prof,  and  Mrs  Ernest 
Allen.  Needed  facilities  have  been  added,  swimming  trolley, 
diving  pedestal,  32  bath  cabins,  400  ft  of  board  walk,  so  that 
with  best  teachers,  best  water  and  best  conveniences  the  club's 
first  rank  as  the  swimming  center  is  unquestiond.  Prof.  Allen 
has  repeatedly  proved  his  ability  to  make  expert  swimmers  out 
of  old  and  young  who  had  tho't  they  could  not  learn.  Many 
old  pupils  cordially  welcome  his  return.  He  is  secured  to  take 
charge  of  this  club  specialty  because  so  many  members  knew 
of  his  remarkable  skill  and  success  as  the  teacher  and  expert 
for  5  years  with  the  Florida  East  Coast  Hotels  at  Palm  Beach, 
and  for  8  years  with  the  well  known  Chicago  natatorium. 


Bath  cabin  and  balconies 

Bathing.  Bathing  facilities  are  the  best  in  the  mountains, 
where  the  waters  are  usually  too  cold  for  comfort.  This  is  due 
to  the  club  lake  front  being  on  a  long  sloping  sand  beach  where 
the  sun  makes  the  shallow  water  several  degrees  warmer.  The 
club  has  32  free  dressing  rooms  for  lake  bathing  supplied  with 
Turkish  towels.  A  full  supply  of  suits  for  young  and  old  is 
kept  for  sale  and  to  let.  The  company  sure  to  be  gatherd  on 
the  upper  and  lower  balconies  of  the  lakehouse  is  entertaind 
mornings  and  afternoons  and  often  evenings  by  expert  swim- 


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ming,  diving  and  frolicking  in  the  water,  for  at  no  other  moun- 
tain resort  are  water  sports  so  popular. 

Boating  and  bathing  accidents.  The  great  development 
of  boating  and  bathing  at  the  club  is  largely  due  to  the  unusual 
precautions  against  possible  accidents.  We  keep  expert  swim- 
mers on  duty  thruout  the  season  on  both  sides  the  narrow  lake 
with  fast  boats,  life  preservers,  lines  and  belts  in  readiness  for 
instant  use.  During  regular  bathing  hours  in  addition  to  the 
swimming  teachers  an  extra  patrol  is  kept  on  the  water  and 
Prof.  Allen  has  full  authority  to  prevent  as  well  as  discourage 
any  undue  risks  specially  on  the  part  of  children.  Nothing  is 
so  attractiv  and  healthful  in  the  warm  months  as  these  water 
sports.  Many  families  who  will  not  risk  accidents  elsewhere 
trust  their  little  people  constantly  on  the  club  water  front  under 
these  thoro  precautions. 


Club  carry  from  Mirror  to  Placid 

Boating.  The  club  is  often  said  to  live  in  or  on  the  water, 
boating  and  bathing  are  such  prominent  specialties.  It  has  9 
boat  houses  and  the  finest  fleet  in  the  mountains  of  over  i  oo 
boats,  including  20  different  patterns,  so  that  each  person  may 
find  what  he  most  likes  in  small  craft.  There  are  besides  the 
ordinary  Adirondack  boats  found  at  other  resorts,  broader  and 
safer  boats  for  families  and  children,  narrower  and  faster  boats 
for  those  who  like  sliding  seats,  outriggers  and  spoons,  St 


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Lawrence  skiffs,  ladies  gigs,  working  boats,  the  special  pattern 
of  club  guideboats  made  in  our  own  shops,  sail  boats,  evening 
pastimes,  canvas  and  other  varieties.  There  are  also  20  birch 
bark,  Canadian,  Peterboro  and  canvas,  paddling  and  sailing 
canoes.  A  professional  boat  builder  has  his  repair  shop  at  the 
main  boat  house  so  that  every  boat  is  kept  constantly  in  perfect 
repair.  The  club  carry  connects  Placid  with  Mirror  and  there 
are  numerous  convienent  landings  on  the  3  lakes.  There  are 
boats  at  $3,  $4,  $5  and  $6  a  week,  according  to  size  and  cost. 
For  those  owning  their  own  boats  there  is  a  charge  of  $i  a 


week  for  storage,  care  and  cleaning  thru  the  season  and  of  $i 
a  week  lake  tax  for  necessary  expenses  of  maintaining  boat 
houses,  landings,  life  patrol  and  other  boating  expenses.  By 
common  consent  the  club  is  conceded  to  have  unequald  facili- 
ties for  safety  and  pleasure  connected  with  boating. 

Regattas,  races  and  tournaments.  Besides  the  annual 
Adirondack  regatta  the  last  of  August,  there  will  be  frequent 
trial  races  between  club  houses  and  crews  and  a  series  of  tour- 
naments and  field  days  to  stimulate  interest  in  golf,  tennis^ 


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basket  ball,  roque,  swimming  and  the  various  other  outdoor 
sports  and  games  for  which  facilities  have  been  so  liberally  pro- 
vided. Members  are  askt  to  assist  this  movement  to  increase 
outdoor  life  by  attracting  nonparticipants  to  attend  races, 
match  games  or  tournaments. 


Club  landing,  St  Eustace  church,  Mirror  lake 

Excursions.  Complete  camping  outfits  are  lent  to  those 
wishing  to  camp,  picnic  or  climb.  Walking,  cycling  and  out- 
door parties  are  encouraged  by  substantial  lunches  free  to  those 
absent  at  meal  times.  The  cycle  room  is  not  only  for  storage, 
but  for  cleaning  and  repairs.  Every  reasonable  and  practicable 
effort  is  made  to  increase  yearly  the  present  high  standard 
of  outdoor  life  and  exercise  which  adds  so  much  to  both  health 
and  happiness. 

Bowling.  The  club  'Rumble1  with  3  alleys  is,  because  of 
the  noise,  preferably  on  the  other  shore  adjoining  the  west  lake- 
house,  and  reacht  by  the  south  path  round  the  lake,  or  by 
boat  in  5  minutes  from  Clubhouse.  Members  may  reserve 
alleys  for  definit  hours  by  registering  or  telefoning  in  advance. 

Lake  and  cathedral  fires.  The  lake  fires  are  a  specialty 
of  the  club.  At  6  points  where  shallow  water  allowd  stone  piers 
20  ft  square  have  been  built  up  above  the  surface.  Hay  rack 
loads  of  brush  and  heavier  fuel  are  piled  high  on  these,  and  on 


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lake  fire  nights  at  8  p.  m.  (after  September  at  7.30)  these  are 
lighted.  The  flames  streaming  high  in  air  light  the  lake  as  if 
by  artificial  moonlight  and  the  ever  changing  lights  and  shadows 
fascinate  others  than  fire  worshipers. 

On  a  stone  foundation,  carefully  protected,  the  'cathedral 
fire 'is  similarly  built  in  the  forest,  10  minutes  from  Clubhouse. 
The  trunks  of  a  thousand  forest  trees  on  the  side  toward  the 
great  column  of  flame  are  brightly  lighted  while  the  opposit 
side  is  in  darkness.  The  wierd  effect  is  like  a  vast  cathedral  at 
night  with  one  strong  electric  light  at  a  central  point.  As  the 
fire  dies  down  it  is  common  to  have  antifonal  songs  from  the 
benches  scattered  among  the  trees.  To  hundreds  these  club 
fires  have  been  one  of  the  most  beautiful  sights  of  their  lives. 

Float  nights.  These  are  also  a  club  specialty.  About 
July  20,  August  15  and  September  10  there  is  a  general  illumi- 
nation of  Clubhouse,  the  lake  front  and  the  fleet  of  100  small 
boats,  which  go  thru  various  evolutions,  after  which  the  5  lake 
fires  are  lighted  together  and  by  their  light  the  evening  closes 
with  singing  in  the  boats  clusterd  near  the  swimming  school. 
The  club  has  over  2000  Chinese  and  Japanese  lanterns  for  these 
monthly  floats,  which  produce  a  wonderfully  beautiful  effect  on 
the  still  surface  of  Mirror  lake.  First  and  second  prizes  are 
offerd  each  year  to  the  most  artistic,  the  most  effectiv  and 
the  most  original  designs. 

Golf.  While  the  club  has  from  the  first  playd  golf,  it  has 
recently  made  it  its  leading  specialty,  expending  over  $20,000 
on  land  and  preparation  of  links,  including  golf  house  and  li- 
brary, and  teachers  and  practice  courts.  The  general  location 
was  fixt  by  an  ex-world's  champion,  selected  as  the  best  living 
authority.  Every  hole  was  laid  out  under  his  personal  direction 
and  he  pronounced  the  location  unexceld  in  the  entire  country 
for  magnificence  of  views,  attractiv  surroundings  and  pictur- 
esque diversity  in  the  surface.  The  oldest  farm  in  the  section  was 
selected  because  it  had  a  turf  impossible  to  secure  in  land  more 
recently  cleard.  The  long  course  is  over  3000  yards  but  tees 
have  bsen  moved  up  on  several  holes  so  that  last  year  it  was 
playd  as  2625  yards  with  holes  as  follows :  Tahawus,  35 1 ;  Notch, 
298;  Cobble,  295;  Saddleback,  249;  Valleyview,  355;  Amper- 
sand, 152;  Indian  pass,  361;  Santanoni,  290;  St  Armand,  274. 
The  short  one  of  6  holes  and  1400  yards  is  for  ladies  who  do  not 


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Golf  house  and  library 


care  to  play  on  the  longer  course  and  beginners.  2  trout  ponds 
make  desirable  water-hazards.  The  golf  house  provides  lockers, 
toilet  rooms,  golf  supplies,  refreshments  and  other  conveniences. 
Adjoining  is  the  large  golf  library  with  great  stone  fireplace  and 
glass  sides  toward  the  mountains.  This  is  a  favorit  reading 
and  writing  resort  for  those  not  playing  and  is  also  used  for  the 
weekly  5  o'clock  teas,  having  kitchen,  ladies  rooms,  etc.  Car- 


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riage  roads,  cycle  paths  and  trails  have  been  built  thru  the  forest 
to  main  highways,  lake  and  Clubhouse,  so  that  the  golf  houses 
are  most  conveniently  accessible  from  all  directions.  A  golf- 
man  is  in  constant  attendance  to  supervise  caddies  and  houses 
and  look  after  the  comfort  of  members  and  a  competent  teacher 
is  available  for  those  wishing  instruction.  Many  people  who 
have  seen  scores  of  links  pronounce  these  the  most  attractiv 
they  have  ever  found. 


Whitney,  Whiteface  and  Cobble  from  golf  links 

The  6  hole  course  and  the  privilege  of  both  north  and 
south  golf  houses  are  entirely  free  to  club  members.  This 
includes  golf  library,  facilities  for  refreshments  and  afternoon 
teas  and  the  right  to  buy  all  supplies  at  -New  York  prices 
without  advance  for  double  expressage  charged  here.  $3000 
was  spent  on  the  9  hole  course  on  request  of  those  expressing 
readiness  to  pay  the  following  moderate  fees  to  help  meet  the 
extra  cost. 


Season 


Week 


Day 


1  player $10  .  .         $*  •  •         $     5° 

2  in    same  family *5  •  •  3--  *  •  • 

3  i?  5°  4  •  •  *   50 

4  20  .  .  5  .  .  2  .  . 

For   each   additional   player  in  the   same   family  $2.50  a 
season  or  $i  a  week  is  added.     The  day  price  is  uniformly  5oc. 


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Caddies.  To  guard  against  overcharge,  dishonesty  or 
incompetence  every  caddy  approved  by  the  golf  man  wears  a 
badge  and  number,  which  is  taken  from  him  for  incivility  or 
inefficiency.  Players  pay  no  money  to  caddies  but  buy  tickets 
at  the  first  tee,  unless  they  prefer  to  caddy  for  each  other  or 
provide  their  own  caddies.  This  avoids  making  change  and 
*  tips.'  The  golf  man  pays  the  caddy  the  money  for  each  ticket 
turnd  in  and  thus  is  sure  of  opportunity  to  correct  any  faults 
reported  by  players.  The  cheaper  short  course  ticket  is  of 
different  color  and  is  good  for  either  the  regular  6  hole  course 
or  for  6  holes  of  the  long  course.  Caddy  tickets  are  2$c  for 
long  and  i5c  for  short  course. 

Indoor  amusements.  Golf,  boating,  driving,  riding  and 
all  outdoor  sports  have  receivd  unusual  attention,  but  provi- 
sion has  also  been  made  specially  for  evenings  and  occasional 
rainy  days  and  for  those  who  specially  enjoy  indoor  recreations. 
Photografers  have  free  dark  rooms  with  the  best  facilities  for 
developing.  The  music  room,  seating  300,  with  stage,  curtains, 
dressing  room,  etc.  provides  accommodations  for  music,  dra- 
matics, tableaus,  and  entertainments  for  the  Village  improve- 
ment society  or  the  churches,  and  the  new  game  room  will  con- 
tain facilities  for  all  the  best  indoor  games.  There  are  4  libra- 
ries, nature  study,  bird  and  other  classes,  music,  dancing, 
dramatics,  billiards,  pool,  bowling  and  all  the  most  desirable 
indoor  games  for  old  and  young.  Only  the  more  important  are 
mentiond. 

Library.  The  club  was  founded  by  authors,  librarians 
and  book  lovers,  who  make  good  books  a  leading  feature.  The 
4  large  library  rooms  are  equipt  with  library  tables,  reading 
chairs  and  study  lamps  and  are  kept  quiet.  Besides  the  large 
libraries  in  the  main  house  and  at  Adirondack  Lodge  there  is  the 
lake  library  over  the  water,  31x62  feet,  two  thirds  of  the  sides 
open  in  fair  weather,  all  inclosed  in  glass  for  storms,  with  open 
fires  for  cold  days.  The  golf  library  adjoining  the  golf  house 
is  about  the  same  size  and  has  similar  provisions. 

The  library  is  not  a  mere  collection  of  books  and  rooms  in 
which  to  read  them,  but  a  library  in  the  modern  broad  sense, 
including  the  club's  whole  intellectual  life,  literature,  science, 
art,  history  and  any  lectures  or  allied  work  undertaken.  It  is 
not  to  start  a  summer  school  or  bore  people  with  efforts  to 


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'improve  their  minds, '  but  to  provide  liberally  for  those  who 
find  in  intellectual  life  their  greatest  rest  and  pleasure.  To 
encourage  members  interested  to  study  club  specialties  more 
thoroly  in  the  summer's  leisure,  collections  are  being  developt 
of  the  best  books  on  golf,  boating,  driving,  nature  study,  birds, 
mountain  climbing,  camping,  forestry,  farming,  home  eco- 
nomics, health,  juvenilia,  outdoor  and  indoor  amusements, 
sports,  games  and  allied  subjects. 

The  club  has  nearly  2000  books  most  of  them  selected  as 
best  for  club  use.  Besides  the  latest  and  best  light  summer 
reading,  largely  fiction,  there  is  ample  provision  of  the  most 
askt  for  more  substantial  reading  and  also  20  leading  periodi- 
cals, a  reference  library  of  the  best  general  and  special  cyclo- 
pedias, atlases,  gazetteers,  indexes  and  dictionaries  of  various 
subjects  including  German,  French,  Italian,  Spanish,  Latin 
and  Greek,  besides  the  Century,  Standard  and  Webster  for 
English.  It  takes  10  of  the  best  newspapers  for  general  use 
and  personal  copies  can  be  had  at  the  office. 

This  large  expense  is  incurred  because  so  many  of  our  mem- 
bers are  literary  workers  and  have  found  it  practicable  to  com- 
bine the  most  efficient  work  with  a  delightful  vacation,  to  spend 
a  long  summer  with  their  families  in  the  wonderful  tonic  air  of 
Placid,  giving  part  of  every  day  to  outdoor  amusements  and 
the  rest  to  the  desk.  Several  well-known  books  have  been 
written  at  the  club  and  this  feature  is  steadily  growing.  Some 
wish  to  leave  all  work  behind  and  play  solidly  for  a  few  weeks 
vacation.  Others  have  learnd  that  they  get  more  rest  and  new 
strength  from  doubling  the  length  of  vacation  and  working 
half  the  time.  By  utilizing  rainy  days  and  evenings  the  net 
result  of  the  summer  is  much  better  and  the  head  of  the  family 
for  the  first  time  feels  it  practicable  to  share  all  the  long  outing 
with  the  rest.  Judges  with  opinions  to  write  out,  lawyers  with 
cases  to  study,  authors  with  books  and  articles  to  prepare, 
editors  with  weekly  or  monthly  demands  for  copy,  in  fact  scores 
of  people,  with  the  libraries,  stenografers,  typewriters  and 
other  facilities  provided  at  the  club  as  at  no  hotel,  are  finding 
it  practicable  to  take  a  longer  vacation  than  they  had  before 
thought  possible. 

Addresses.     The  club  is  not  burdend  with  lecture  courses 
but  each  season  many  prominent  representatives  of  the  best 


ENTERTAINMENTS  207 

thought  visit  the  club  and  several  accept  invitations  to  give 
their  special  message  in  one  of  the  large  rooms.  Similarly  we 
have  some  of  the  best  pulpit  orators  in  the  country  who  preach 
for  a  single  Sunday  for  one  of  the  4  flourishing  churches  on 
the  opposit  shore  of  the  narrow  lake,  P.  E. ,  methodist,  baptist 
and  Roman  catholic.  The  presbyterians  hold  weekly  services 
in  the  baptist  church.  The  last  and  largest  building  is  St 
Eustace  which  in  1900  had  a  choral  service  and  vested  choir. 
In  1901  besides  the  new  church  and  rector's  camp  on  Placid, 
the  large  number  of  enthusiastic  churchmen  who  summer  at 
Placid  have,  chiefly  thru  the  liberality  and  devotion  of  the 
rector,  Rev.  W.  W.  Moir,  lately  assistant  rector  of  the  Church 
of  the  Holy  Communion  in  New  York,  furnisht  a  large  rectory 
near  the  Placid  library,  and  have  built  and  equipt  a  parish 
house  seldom  equald  even  in  the  large  cities.  This  has  assem- 
bly and  dressing  rooms,  offices  and  kitchen,  and  all  facilities 
for  meetings  and  entertainments,  a  complete  gymnasium  of  the 
most  modern  apparatus,  2  bowling  alleys,  billiard  and  pool 
tables,  shower,  needle  and  other  baths,  lockers,  boat  houses, 
etc.  all  available  to  summer  visitors  as  well  as  to  all-the-year 
members.  2  college  graduates  specially  traind  for  the  work 
give  their  entire  time  to  making  this  parish  house  a  center  for 
everything  which  tends  to  the  improvement  of  the  village. 
This  remarkable  development  in  the  work  of  St  Eustace-by-the- 
lakes  will  increase  still  more  the  markt  tendency  of  churchmen 
and  their  families  to  summer  in  Placid. 

Entertainments.  The  village  and  the  great  hotels  across 
the  lake  have  very  full  provision  of  concerts  and  other  summer 
entertainments  for  those  who  care  to  attend.  The  club  council 
allows  only  now  and  then  one  of  the  best  which  investigation 
shows  to  be  worthy  the  special  permission  required.  The  club 
is  not  a  public  hotel  but  a  great  private  estate.  The  enter- 
tainments allowd  are  only  those  which  might  be  invited  to  a 
large  country  place  to  entertain  a  house  party.  Morningside 
as  a  private  park  is  wholly  free  from  the  annoyances  of  pedlers, 
solicitors  and  'entertainers,'  which  prove  such  a  nuisance  in 
many  summer  resorts.  All  these  are  excluded  unless  on  special 
permission  granted  only  to  those  whose  presence  is  desirable  to 
the  members. 


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Music.  As  those  who  wish  greater  quiet  can  now  secure 
it  in  the  cottages,  or  in  the  libraries  or  parlors  which  are  at  the 
opposit  end  from  the  music  room,  the  council  has  decided  on 
having  good  music,  3  or  4  pieces,  not  less  than  4  times  each 
week.  In  addition  there  will  be  the  'Sunday  night  singing'  as 
usual  in  which  all  are  invited  to  participate.  The  grand  piano 
is  reservd  for  concerts  and  expert  pianists  where  the  best 
instrument  in  the  best  condition  is  demanded.  The  uprights 
are  for  dancing  and  ordinary  use.  A  music  library  has  been 
started  with  a  generous  supply  of  both  Plymouth  and  church 
hymnals  and  numerous  copies  of  college  and  popular  song  col- 
lections for  the  frequent  'sings'  in  which  all  are  invited  to  join. 
Additions  are  invited  from  members  interested. 

There  will  also  be  occasional  music  at  Adirondack  Lodge, 
the  golf  houses  and  the  lake  library,  in  which  J/z  of  the  sides 
can  be  thrown  open  thus  making  practically  an  open  air  concert 
for  those  in  boats  or  on  the  balconies  in  the  warm  evenings. 

Amateur  music.  Accomplisht  musicians  have  always  a 
cordial  hearing  and  there  will  be  recitals  and  concerts  at  fre- 
quent intervals  according  to  the  musical  talent  at  the  club,  but 
annoyance  to  guests  from  children  strumming  the  pianos  or 
making  discordant  efforts  at  amateur  music  is  not  allowd. 

Even  good  music  is  subject  to  this  house  rule:  'Musical 
instruments  may  be  playd  in  the  music  rooms,  lakehouses,  golf- 
houses  and  on  piazzas,  but  not  in  parlors,  library,  office  or 
private  rooms  or  between  10  p.  m.  and  8  a.  m.  or  during  the 
"quiet  hour,"  3-5  p.  m.  The  pianos  will  be  closed  and  all  noise 
that  would  disturb  sleepers  stopt  promptly  at  TO  p.  m.' 

Dancing.  There  will  be  music,  3  or  more  pieces,  for 
dancing  from  8-10  p.  m.  in  the  music  room  2  nights  each  week 
and  a  monthly  german  about  July  30,  August  15  and  September 
10.  Refreshments  will  be  servd  in  the  tea  room  or  the  tower. 
There  will  also  be  music  at  the  hours  selected  by  the  council 
for  children's  dancing. 

Dramatics.  The  club  has  unusual  provision  for  dra- 
matics and  other  entertainments.  Besides  the  usual  parlors  and 
libraries  and  2  lakehouses,  it  built  in  1900  a  music  room  32  x8o 
with  200  ft  of  piazza  13  ft  wide  surrounding  and  opening  out  of 
it  by  glass  doors  and  windows  so  that  many  of  the  audience 
prefer  the  piazza  seats.  This  room  has  a  raisd  stage  18  x  32 


MUSEUM  209 

with  curtain  and  men's  and  women's  dressing  rooms.  Imme- 
diately over  the  stage  are  the  tea  and  refreshment  rooms.  At 
Adirondack  Lodge  the  theater  is  a  separate  building  and  has 
stage  and  dressing  rooms,  wings  and  simple  scenery.  There 
are  also  at  both  Clubhouse  and  Lodge  choice  spots  in  the  forest 
for  open  air  dramatics  and  other  entertainments. 

Shuffleboard.    There  are  3  new  shufHeboards  for  1901. 

Photografy.  3  dark  rooms  at  Clubhouse,  Westside  and 
Adirondack  Lodge  with  conveniences  for  developing  are  free 
to  all.  It  is  expected  however  that  one  copy  with  label  and 
date  of  any  picture  of  general  interest  will  be  contributed  to  the 
albums  of  photografs  made  by  members.  No  other  books  will 
afford  more  entertainment  in  future  years  and  it  is  considerd 
a  compliment  to  have  copies  selected  for  these.  As  there  is  no 
place  richer  in  beautiful  subjects  for  the  camera,  much  atten- 
tion is  given  to  amateur  photografy. 

Museum.  We  wish  everything  pertaining  to  the  Placid 
section,  not  only  books,  pamflets,  clippings,  or  photografs, 
but  also  objects  of  historic  or  scientific  interest,  specimens  of 
flora,  fauna,  minerals,  rocks,  in  short  anything  of  interest  to 
those  who  love  our  beautiful  natural  surroundings.  While  we 
prefer  specimens  labeld  and  mounted,  everything  worth  keep- 
ing will  be  properly  cared  for.  As  interest  and  cooperation 
warrant  there  will  be  developt  an  arboretum  with  specimen 
trees  labeld  with  scientific  and  popular  names,  a  botanic  garden 
for  wild  flowers  and  plants,  a  zoo  of  living  animals,  an  aqua, 
rium  of  nativ  fish,  and  a  collection  of  mounted  specimens  of 
our  nativ  birds  and  animals.  The  library  has  the  best  illus- 
trated books  on  all  these  subjects.  The  state  scientific  officers 
have  greatly  helpt  these  new  features  by  recognizing  the 
peculiar  advantages  of  this  township  for  lovers  of  nature  who 
wish  to  study  it  at  its  best.  Experts  have  prepared  bulletins 
with  maps  and  illustrations  on  the  geology,  flora  and  fauna. 
All  3  can  be  had  at  the  office.  During  each  season  as  interest 
justifies  there  will  be  lectures  or  familiar  illustrated  talks  for 
those  wishing  to  cultivate  their  outdoor  tastes  and  know  more 
of  nature  in  its  varied  forms  in  the  Placid  region. 

Members  interested  in  our  plans  for  museum,  zoo,  botanic 
garden,  aquarium,  etc.  (see  p.  42  of  Handbook)  are  requested 
to  send  notice  of  the  subjects  in  which  they  are  willing  to 


210  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

cooperate.  We  have  now  provided  rooms  and  needed  facilities, 
garden  space  and  necessary  help,  and  these  features  will  be 
developt  as  fast  as  members  do  their  part. 

Gifts.  Members  interested  respond  generously  to  the 
standing  request  for  gifts  to  this  library  and  museum  supple- 
menting the  liberal  annual  expenditures  from  club  funds. 
Being  so  far  from  large  libraries  we  gladly  include  in  the  per- 
manent club  collection  any  books,  pamflets  or  other  additions 
which  one  might  want  during  a  long  summer.  Each  member 
should  look  over  his  shelves  and  book  table  on  starting  for  the 
club  and  bring  what  he  is  willing  to  spare  to  help  in  the  present 
activ  effort  to  enlarge  our  club  collections.  The  giver's  name 
will  be  enterd  on  the  bookplate  except  in  cases  of  cheap  editions 
or  unimportant  books,  which  are  kept  on  the  shelves,  tho  not 
counted  as  really  a  part  of  the  library.  Gifts  of  these  books, 
which  are  often  not  wanted  at  home,  are  requested,  as  almost 
everything  unobjectionable  in  character  is  sooner  or  later 
wanted.  Duplicates  can  be  given  away  to  advantage  in  our 
own  or  other  Adirondack  villages,  so  that  everything  can  be 
used. 

Kindergarten.  Traind  kindergartners  take  the  little  ones 
5  mornings  a  week  for  nature  study,  games  and  the  many 
helps  to  development  given  better  by  this  method  than  any 
other.  This  is  equally  valuable  to  the  children  and  to  the 
mothers  who  are  thus  relievd  of  all  care  thru  the  mornings. 

Tutors.  Provision  is  made  yearly  for  competent  instruc- 
tors for  those  who  from  illness  or  other  cause  have  more  or  less 
school  or  college  work  to  make  up  before  fall.  In  this  way  the 
needed  work  is  done  better  and  more  cheaply  and  the  family  is 
kept  together.  It  is  a  delight  to  a  healthy  boy,  whose  heart  is 
broken  at  leaving  all  the  club  recreations  behind,  to  learn  that 
he  can  do  the  necessary  work  in  2  or  3  hours  a  day  and  have 
the  rest  of  his  time  for  unalloyd  happiness.  It  is  very  desira- 
ble that  those  wishing  instruction  of  any  kind  should  send 
early  word  to  the  superintendent. 

Bird  lessons.  Birds  are  to  both  young  and  old  a  fascinating 
outdoor  subject.  Midsummer  visitors  forget  that  in  moulting 
season  birds  are  quiet  and  little  observd  by  those  untraind, 
but  several  recognized  authorities  on  birds  who  have  visited 
the  club  report  our  woods  unusually  rich  in  bird  life.  For  1901 


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we  have  secured  Miss  Mary  Mann  Miller,  whose  training  at 
the  New  Jersey  state  normal  school  and  at  Smith  college  and 
Cornell  university,  with  years  of  experience  as  a  teacher  of 
bird  lessons,  has  qualified  her  admirably  for  this  work.  She 
has  also  been  intimately  associated  with  her  mother,  Mrs  Olive 
Thorne  Miller,  whose  many  books  on  birds  are  so  widely  read. 
Miss  Miller  will  be  in  residence  at  the  club  all  of  June  and  July, 
the  best  months  for  bird  classes. 

There  will  be  separate  courses  for  adults  and  for  children, 
each  of  10  classes  and  10  field  lessons.  Different  classes  will 
be  formd  from  June  i  to  August  i,  at  prices  from  $5  to  $10  a 
course,  according  to  number  working  together. 

The  classes  are  pland  for  those  who  know  nothing  of  the 
subject,  being  untechnical  in  treatment,  tho  strictly  correct  as 
to  facts.  The  pupil  is  carefully  instructed  in  the  use  of  the 
manual  and  in  methods  of  field  observation,  and  has  practical 
work  in  each  under  the  teacher's  eye. 

The  student  is  introduced  to  the  common  birds,  told  some- 
thing of  their  habits  of  life  and  peculiarities  of  manner  and 
markings,  which  will  make  identification  easy.  Mounted  birds, 
skins  and  pictures  will  be  used  so  pupils  may  not  only  become 
familiar  with  the  common  birds  but  with  the  aid  of  the  manual 
may  readily  identify  those  more  rare.  In  the  field  lessons  each 
has  an  opportunity  to  put  into  practice  what  has  been  learnd 
and  to  become  familiar  with  the  songs. 

The  club  has  bought  about  20  of  the  best  books  on  birds 
with  the  purpose  of  making  this  a  specialty  in  its  library.  It 
has  also  numerous  telescopes  and  opera  glasses  to  lend  to  those 
who  are  satisfied  to  hunt  the  birds  in  this  way,  the  use  of  the 
gun  being  absolutely  forbidden  on  the  club  estate.  It  is  desira- 
ble that  those  wishing  to  join  the  classes  should  send  word  of 
the  time  of  their  probable  arrival  at  the  club. 

The  following  extracts  from  letters  receivd  are  in  answer 
to  our  inquiry  of  former  pupils  or  those  who  had  special  knowl- 
edge of  Miss  Miller's  qualifications  for  the  club  bird  classes. 

Miss  Mary  Mann  Miller's  efforts  to  interest  people  in  the 
bird  life  about  them,  to  add  another  charm  to  country  life  and 
the  summer  vacation,  are  worthy  of  all  encouragement.  She 
is  likely  to  prove  to  any  city  skeptic  that  there  are  at  least  as 
many  delightful  and  profitable  acquaintances  in  the  tree  tops 
and  among  the  meadow  grasses  about  the  summer  hotels  as  in 
the  rocking  chairs  on  its  piazzas.  Neltje  Blanc/tan 

Her  class  of  pupils  and  teachers  from  our  school  were 
enthusiastic  as  to  the  lessons  and  pursued  the  course  with  sus- 
tained interest  to  the  end.  Abby  B.  Morgan,  Dearborn  Morgan 
school,  Orange  N.  /. 

I  am  glad  to  tell  you  of  the  pleasure  and  benefit  Miss  Miller 
brought  into  our  lives.  I  think  she  began  teaching  in  Ludlow 


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mainly  to  give  new  interest  in  life  to  an  invalid  who  could 
watch  the  birds  only  from  her  window.  When  it  was  known 
that  Miss  Miller  was  organizing  a  class,  pupils  from  within  a 
radius  of  4  miles  asked  to  be  admitted.  At  the  close  of  the 
first  season  we  were  so  enthusiastic  that  we  asked  her  to  return 
the  next  spring.  It  is  no  easy  task  to  open  eyes  that  see  not 
and  ears  that  hear  not;  and  that  is  what  Miss  Miller  does.  The 
first  season  I  grew  so  confused  by  the  many  bird  songs  and 
notes  that  I  felt  my  ears  were  hopeless;  but  the  next  spring 
when  I  came  back  I  was  amazed  to  find  the  confusion  all  gone. 
It  was  as  if  I  had  new  ears,  and  I  felt  it  was  largely  due  to  Miss 
Miller's  perseverance  and  patience  in  answering  again  and 
again  the  question,  'What  bird  is  that?'  Her  pupils  here  hold 
her  in  affection  and  grateful  remembrance,  and  I  personally 
am  happy  to  number  her  among  my  friends.  Mary  E.  Fletcher 

Miss  Miller's  wide  knowledge  of  birds  is  freely  imparted, 
and  her  love  of  nature  contagious.  She  left  our  bird  class 
wildly  enthusiastic.  We  found  her  everything  that  could  be 
desired  of  a  teacher.  Abbie  L.  Baldwin,  Ludlow  Vt. 

It  gives  me  pleasure  to  say  a  word  for  Miss  Miller  and  her 
work  among  the  people  of  Ludlow,  Vt.  For  two  seasons  I  was 
a  member  of  her  class  for  the  study  of  birds,  and  I  have  since 
derived  much  pleasure  from  the  pursuit  of  studies  begun  under 
her  helpful  guidance.  As  a  result  of  her  work  I  noticed  a 
change  in  the  relations  between  the  birds  and  the  pupils  of  the 
school.  Frank  L.  Bugbee,  Prin.  Black  River  Academy, 
Ludlow  Vt. 


Golf  links  looking  south 


Mt  Jo,  Adirondack  Lodge,  in  middle  foreground 


EXPENSES  213 

How  to  reduce  living  expenses  at 
tne   oli_it> 

The  trustees  recognize  that  many  of  the  choicest  people 
wanted  as  members  must  consider  carefully  the  cost.  Accom- 
modations have  therefore  been  provided  at  so  wide  a  range  of 
price  (500  to  $5  a  day)  as  to  meet  such  needs.  Those  paying 
high  prices  for  the  largest  rooms  with  various  extras  make  it 
possible  to  offer  smaller  rooms  with  all  necessities  for  health 
and  comfort  at  a  price  far  less  than  their  proportionate  share  of 
the  general  expense  account.  The  club  believes  it  sound  econ- 
omy thus  to  tax  luxuries  rather  than  necessities.  Those  who 
fear  cost  may  be  too  great  should  note  these  points: 

1  Use  N.  Y.  C.  R.  R.  milage,  now  good  from  New  York, 
Boston,  Buffalo  and  all  intermediate  points  to  Saranac  Lake. 
This  reduces  one  third  the  fare  from  Utica  up  and  the  club 
buys  any  unused  coupons  at  cost.    Simply  buy  enough  5oo-mile 
tickets  at  $10  each.     From  Boston  only  looo-mile  tickets  are 
good. 

2  Send  to  the  club  for  the  half  price  tickets  from  Saranac 
to  Placid.     Keep  all  baggage  checks  for  club  driver  and  go  up 
in  club  carriages,  which  are  quickest  and  best. 

3  Meals.     Prices  are  invariable,  but  cost  may  be  reduced 
to  any  point  wisht  by  partial  or  complete  housekeeping.     All 
needed  supplies  can  be  gotten  cookt  or  uncookt  from  the  club 
or  from  excellent  village  markets  which  deliver  free   at  the 
door.     Housekeeping  is  as  easy  and  inexpensiv  as  anywhere. 
Some  have  continental  breakfast  in   their  cottages  or  get  their 
own  supper  and  go  to  the  club  for  dinner  at  75 c.     Other  meals 
are  5oc.     Full  board  is  $1.50;  children  under   12  and  servants 
in  side  hall  $i  a  day.     Either  plan  can  be  tried  and  changed  if 
not   liked,    members   having   entire  freedom   to   use    all   the 
resources  of  the  club,   getting  any  supplies  from  its  kitchen, 
coolers,  storerooms,  bakery,    farms,    garden,    etc.    or   buying 
elsewhere. 

4  Rooms.     Lower  priced  rooms  may  be  chosen,  as  they 
range  from  5oc  to  $5  a  day.     By  going  farther  from  Clubhouse, 
larger,  better  and  more  quiet  rooms  may  be  had  at  a  given 
price.     2  or  more  may  occupy  i   room,   as  there  is  no  extra 
charge   except   $i   a   week  for  extra   beds.     Tents   are   more 


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healthful  and  give  great  satisfaction  and  more  space  at  given 
cost. 

5  Before  July  10  and  after  September  10,  rooms,  baths  and 
boats  are  only  half  price,  thus  greatly  reducing  the  summer's 
expenses.       The  early  and  late  season  has   more   attractions, 
there  is  better  choice  of  rooms  and  many  more  privileges  and 
economies  are  possible  than  when  the  club  is  crowded.     It  is 
fixt  policy  to  attract  early  and  late  guests  by  making  expenses 
much  less  in  various  ways.      See    "Early  and  late"    circular. 
Those  spending  a  long  season,  after  paying  for  10  weeks  are 
charged  only  for  care  of  rooms,  rent  being  free  for  the  rest  of 
the  season.     Season  leases  can  also  be  made  for  horses. 

6  Amusements.     The  amount  spent  on  horses,  boats,  etc. 
may  be  limited  as  closely  as  wisht.     Many  have  no  bills  for 
these  extras.     So  much  is  entirely  free  at  the  club  that  inci- 
dental expenses  are  much  less  than  at  hotels.     Fees  or  tips  are 
not  only  not  expected  but  are  absolutely  prohibited.     Many 
who  think  club  life  beyond  their  means  find  otherwise  on  trial. 
Others  much  prefer  a  shorter  vacation,  if  necessary,  with  all 
club  privileges  to  a  longer  time  in  a  less  desirable  place.     More 
than  one  family  have  reported  that  since  coming  to  the  club  their 
medical  bills  have  been  reduced  during  the  summer  and  follow- 
ing  winter   much   more   than    the   extra    amount    expended, 
because  the  club  protects  as  fully  as  possible  against  the  many 
dangers  that  menace  most  summer  resorts. 

There  is  at  the  club  absolutely  no  caste  of  wealth  or  social 
standing  based  on  expenditures.  The  most  popular  members 
are  often  those  who  must  economize  closely.  We  have  yet  to 
learn  of  the  slightest  embarrassment  in  so  doing.  A  hotel 
caters  specially  to  wealthy  guests  because  from  them  and  their 
liberal  fees,  tips  and  extra  patronage  of  all  kinds  it  makes  its 
chief  revenue.  The  club  has  no  interest  in  this  but  seeks  to 
have  on  the  grounds  people  who  enjoy  its  very  different  stand- 
ards and  life  and  who  are  agreeable  summer  companions  for 
the  other  members.  This  elimination  of  the  money  element  is 
a  great  charm  of  the  club.  Those  who  hesitate  on  the  score  of 
expense  should  try  one  season  and  study  the  totals  as  compared 
with  expenses  in  less  desirable  places. 


COST  215 

Whiat   adds   to   cost   of   rooms 

One  who  reads  our  cooperativ  plans  for  largely  reducing 
expenses  often  expects  prices  of  rooms  to  be  lower.  He  forgets 
perhaps  that  many  expenses  run  for  1 2  months  and  must  be  met 
by  the  receipts  of  the  short  midseason  of  only  2  months,  as 
before  and  after  that,  when  rooms  and  boats  are  half  price,  only 
current  expenses  can  be  met.  Insurance,  taxes,  repairs  and  the 
care  of  116  different  roofs  during  the  severe  storms  of  winter 
are  just  as  costly  as  if  all  were  occupied.  The  many-fold 
increase  since  the  club  started  in  1895,  in  comforts  and  attrac- 
tions free  to  members  is  due  to  the  larger  number  among 
which  fixt  charges  are  divided,  to  the  new  facilities  for  doing 
all  our  own  work  and  to  other  economies  which  careful  organ- 
ization and  study  have  made  possible.  While  new  and  larger 
rooms  with  private  baths  and  more  costly  furniture  have  been 
added  at  higher  prices,  the  rent  of  rooms  with  which  the  club 
started  in  '95  has  not  been  raisd,  the  changes  having  made  the 
average  price  lower.  When  the  unequald  facilities  offerd  are 
considerd  this  is  a  gratifying  record.  Some  of  the  reasons 
why  rooms  must  of  necessity  cost  more  at  the  club  than  at  a 
hotel  are  noted  below. 

1  The  cost  of  administration,  repairs  and  care  is   much 
heavier  than  in  a  single  large  building.     Nearly  every  cottage 
has  its  parlor  with  open  fire  and  one  or  more  bath  rooms  with 
separate  hot  water  heaters  requiring  the  service  of  a  man  twice 
a  day,  while  coal  is  $7.50  a  ton.     In  scatterd  cottages  chamber- 
maids can  care  for  only  two  thirds  as  many  rooms,  thus  adding 
one  half  to  cost  of  this  item. 

2  Most  summer  resorts  have  little  land  to  pay  for  and  care 
for.     Our  estate  of  4000  acres  with  manifold  attractions  open 
free  to  club  members  requires  keeping  miles  of  roads  and  walks 
in  repair  and  other  expenses  in  addition  to  taxes  and  interest 
on  a  very  large  investment. 

3  Club  members  are  free  from  the  annoyance  of  the  vicious 
but   omnipresent    fee    and   tip   system.       All   employees   are 
engaged  with  the  distinct  understanding  that  no  fees  are  per- 
mitted.    The  club  pays  higher  wages  and  gives  better  homes 
and  various  extra  privileges  instead  of  allowing  its  guests  to 
supplement  insufficient  wages  with  gratuities.     By  its  system 


2l6  LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 

the  club  secures  a  higher  grade  of  girls  who  would  not  accept 
positions  in  ordinary  hotels  where  they  must  humiliate  them- 
selves to  '  fish  for  tips. ' 

4  Many  things  charged  as  extras  in  hotels  are  free,  e.  g. 
baths  are  250  or  5 oc  in  most  places,  while  there  are  4  free  bath- 
rooms in  Clubhouse  and   i  in  each  cottage  having  plumbing. 
30   bath   cabins   with   Turkish   towels  are  also    free   for   lake 
bathing,  which  is  very  popular. 

5  There   is   no  charge  for  luncheons  put  up  for  picnic, 
excursion  and  camping  parties,  or  for  early  or  late  breakfasts 
or  teas. 

6  Many  things  are  supplied  which  add  greatly  to  conven- 
ience but  bring  no  return,  e.  g.   telefones  connecting  village 
and  cottages  with  club  office ;   docks  in  various  places  on   both 
lakes,   for  golf  links,    churches    and  carries,    with    convenient 
transportation  for  boats  from  one  lake  to  the  other;  4  libraries 
of  nearly  2000  choice  volumes,  with  reference  books,  20  lead- 
ing periodicals  and  papers ;  free  use  of  village  library  of  about 
2000  volumes  for  which  other  summer  guests  are  charged  a 
fee;  short  golf  course;   14  tennis  and  other  courts  for  outdoor 
games;  flowers;  dark  rooms  for  photografers. 

7  The   table  is  supplied  with  the  best   obtainable   food. 
Many  hotels  put  into  cold  storage  eggs,  chickens,  fruits,  vege- 
tables, etc.  when  they  are  cheapest  and  months  later  serve  to 
guests  when  prices  are  high.     The  club  lays  great  stress  on 
having,  and  incurs  large  extra  expense  to  secure,  the  freshest 
of  eggs,  milk  and  cream,  dry  pickt  poultry,  and  only  such  fish, 
fruits  and  vegetables  as  can  be  had  strictly  fresh.     The  epi- 
demics of  summer  complaint  so  common  in  many  resorts  have 
never  been  known  at  the  club. 

These  and  many  other  things  are  done  to  carry  out  an 
ideal  when  a  different  course  would  be  taken  if  the  object  were 
as  in  hotels  merely  to  make  money.  No  charge  is  made  for 
these  various  comforts,  conveniences  and  extras  except  that 
included  in  price  of  bedrooms.  The  table,  livery,  laundry  and 
amusement  prices  cover  only  actual  cost,  only  their  own  proper 
expenses  being  charged  to  them.  Therefore  the  rooms  are  the 
only  source  of  income  from  which  to  meet  the  heavy  general 
expenses  of  the  great  estate.  One  who  studies  its  extent  and 
the  necessary  cost  of  its  proper  maintenance  will  not  feel  that 


ANNUAL    DUES  21  7 

he  is  charged  more  than  his  prorata  share  in  what  might  seem 
at  first  a  high  price  for  his  room.  Of  rent  paid  more  than  one 
fifth  is  used  for  things  which  are  free  to  all.  Members  who 
occupy  houses  not  .ownd  by  the  club  may  therefore  pay  one 
fifth  what  the  club  would  charge  for  rent  and  thus  become 
entitled  to  all  privileges  the  same  as  if  they  occupied  club 
cottages  or  rooms  and  in  the  rent  paid  bore  their  pro  rata  share 
of  what  is  spent  for  the  common  use. 

An.nu.al   du.es   of   members 
and  associates 

This  statement  is  sent  to  all  members  and  a  tsociates  each  May  i  or  on  taking  rooms 
for  the  season.  The  dues  should  be  sent  to  the  treasurer  Asa  O  Gallup,  /?  W  /?  st,  New 
York,  and  he  will  return  the  club  receipt  entitling  to  reserve  rooms  and  all  privileges 
for  the  calendar  year. 

The  table,  laundry,  livery,  golf,  boating  and  other  amuse- 
ments are  carried  on  by  cooperation,  all  payments  by  members 
being  devoted  wholly  to  necessary  expenses  of  each  depart- 
ment. Rent  of  houses  and  rooms  goes  entirely  to  the  estate 
and  its  maintenance  and  improvement  including  insurance  and 
taxes.  Libraries,  periodicals,  music,  monthly  germans  and 
float  nights,  telefones,  bath  cabins,  lawn  parties,  tennis  and 
other  courts  and  various  other  conveniences  and  amusements 
free  to  all  are  paid  by  the  annual  dues. 

Under  club  rules,  the  annual  dues  of  $10  are  payable  each 
May  i,  unless  previously  paid  for  that  calendar  year  on  engag- 
ing rooms.  No  rooms  can  be  reservd  on  the  club  books  without 
this  payment  for  the  year.  The  heavy  initial  expenses  of  each 
season  are  incurred  in  May  before  there  are  any  receipts  from 
the  year's  business,  and  it  is  important  that  all  dues  be  paid 
promptly  in  order  that  buildings,  grounds  and  supplies  may  be 
ready  on  June  i  for  the  first  arrivals. 

As  the  sum  thus  paid  is  used  as  a  contingent  fund  to  meet 
expenses  which  benefit  all  but  are  not  otherwise  provided  for, 
the  amount  being  made  small  so  that  it  should  not  be  a  burden 
to  any  one,  it  was  decided  that  all  members  and  associates, 
except  honorary  and  life  members,  whether  expecting  to  be  at 
the  club  that  season  or  not,  should  make  this  payment  each 
May  i,  no  one  being  exempt  because  of  possible  absence. 

These  dues  are  to  entitle  one  to  engage  rooms  and  to  li 
meals,  etc.  at  cost.     Only  one  fee  is  charged  a  family  including 


HAY   FEVER    EXEMPTION  219 

guests.  Those  paying  their  own  bills  but  coming  as  visitors 
for  less  than  2  weeks,  are  also  exempted. 

At  Adirondack  Lodge,  the  forest  branch  of  the  club,  those 
who  do  not  pay  dues  are  charged  $2  a  day  for  meals,  and  5oc 
of  this  is  used  for  the  same  purposes  as  the  $10.  For  one  per- 
son spending  less  than  20  days  it  would  be  less  expensiv  to  pay 
the  regular  rate  of  $2. 

As  the  dues  are  a  necessary  part  of  the  club  plan,  they  can 
no  more  be  remitted  than  could  the  charge  for  laundry. 

As  there  are  no  other  charges  or  liabilities  of  any  kind 
except  as  each  member  pays  his  living  expenses  while  at  the 
club,  all  should  be  willing  to  contribute  these  unusually  small 
annual  club  dues  as  a  nucleus  for  extra  club  expenses.  Under 
this  plan,  successfully  administerd,  our  members  have  at  their 
disposal  what  is  now  recognized  as  much  the  most  attractiv 
summer  plant  in  the  Adirondacks. 

Hay  fever  exemption  at  Lake 
Placid  Cltab 

The  following  from  a.  letter  of  a  well-known  victim  of  the 
disease  represents  fairly  the  remarkably  successful  record  of 
the  club.  Physicians  know  that  cases  vary  greatly,  but  in  no 
other  place  is  relief  so  markt  for  nearly  all  sufferers.  By 
believing  the  advertisements  so  common  of  'no  hay  fever,' 
many  victims  of  the  disease  have  seriously  aggravated  their 
difficulty  by  a  stay  where  there  was  little  or  no  relief.  15  years 
of  experiments  and  correspondence  to  find  the  safest  refuge  in 
the  United  States  resulted  in  selecting  Morningside  as  the 
location  for  the  club. 

I  am  often  askt  regarding  the  claims  of  Lake  Placid  as  a  refuge  from 
hay  fever  by  those  who  know  how  aggravated  is  my  own  case  and  how 
persistently  I  have  sought  relief  in  many  parts  of  this  country  and  abroad. 
My  experience  with  hay  cold  is  wide  enough  to  know  that  it  is  impossible 
to  predict  absolutely  the  effect  on  any  patient  from  the  experience  of 
others,  but  for  the  8th  year  I  find  Placid  giving  more  relief  than  any 
other  place  1  have  ever  been,  the  next  best  being  Mackinaw  island  in  Lake 
Superior.  My  own  experience  has  been  repeated  by  many  others.  Some 
hay  cold  victims  have  suffered  seriously  at  Placid  on  the  village  side  of  the 
lake,  where  during  the  season  fine  dust  from  the  road  is  constantly  flying. 
Usually  prompt  relief  is  secured  by  crossing  to  Morningside,  east  of  the 
lake,  and  thus  escaping  the  dust.  The  Lake  Placid  club  chose  its  location 
with  special  reference  to  this  exemption,  its  3  principal  promoters  all  being 
sufferers  from  the  dreaded  disease.  Results  have  fully  confirmd  the  wis- 
dom of  that  choice. 

10  years  ago  I  was  free  except  for  6  weeks  beginning  August  19,  but 
neglect  to  spend  enough  time  in  an  exempt  locality  resulted  in  bringing  on 
the  disease  earlier  and  earlier  till  I  am  now  forced  to  live  during  July, 
August  and  September  at  Placid,  where  I  am  as  comfortable  as  any  one 
else  if  I  avoid  driving  on  dusty  roads.  Like  most  victims,  I  am  only  too  glad 
if  my  long  search  for  a  reliable  asylum  can  save  others  from  suffering  not 
only  during  the  hay  cold  season,  but  also  in  many  cases  more  or  less  thru 
the  year  as  a  result  of  failureto^HjjL^xemption  in  midsummer  and  fall. 


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printed,  matter 

The  club  willingly  sends  information  to  those  interested.     To  avoid 
mistakes  use  the  initials  below,  which  indicate  each  publication  definitly. 
O  Briefest  outline  of  objects  and  methods. 
C   Descriptiv  circular  with  half  tones. 
AL  Circular  of  forest  branch,  Adirondack  Lodge. 
Cm  Members,  associates  and  guests;  eligibility. 
Pp  Selected  half  tones  of  club  and  surroundings,  postal  size. 
Pn  Half  tones,  note  size,  12.5x20  cm. 
Pm  Maps  of  Morningside  and  vicinity. 
F  Floor  plans  and  complete  price  lists. 
Q  Distinctiv  features  of  the  club. 
A  Amusements  and  recreations  and  cost. 
Hf  On  immunity  from  hay  fever. 

R  Annual  report  and  announcement  to  members  of  plans  for  season. 
Ub  Bonds  and  capital  stock  of  club  plant. 
V  Village  improvement  society  year    book   on   Lake    Placid  as  a 

summer  home. 

H    Fully    illustrated,    indext    handbook,    all  above  (151?.)    bound 
together. 


A  lakeside  camp 


INDEX    TO    HANDBOOK 


221 


INDEX 


Accidents,  precautions  against,  26,  199 

Accounts,  how  kept,  150 

Addresses,  206-7 

Adirondack  Lodge,  93-96;  bo't  by  club, 
167 

Adirondack  map,  106 

Albums  of  pictures  made  by  members, 
42 

Allen,  Prof  and  Mrs,  145,  198 

Altitude,  161 

'Amphibians,'  31 

Amusements,  30,  157-212,  214;  children's, 
165-66;  cost,  160,  214;  department,  172; 
free,  160;  indoor,  48,  205;  outdoor,  196] 

Annual  improvements,  10 

Aquarium,  209 

Arboretum,  42,  209 

Associate  members,  17,  151 

Athletics,  n;  club,  194;  field,  197;  instruc- 
tion, 197;  special  provision  for,  31,  33; 
supplies,  196-97.  See  also  Amusements 

Autumn  foliage,  155 

Baggage  transfers,  193-94,  213 

Balsams  (cottage)  63-64 

Barber  shop,  10,  27 

Baseball,  197.     .  ee  also  Amusements 

Bath  cabins,  46,  146 

Bathing,  46,  198-99  ;    accidents,  199 

Baths,  free,  15,  216;  private,  45;  built 
when  wisht,  103 

Baygrove,  64 

Beauty  of  surroundings,  161 

Beechwood,  165 

Bicycles,  see  Cycling 

Billiards,  10 

Bird  lessons,  210-12 

Birds,  shooting  forbidden,  211 

Blotters,  51, 147 

Boating,   12,   145,  199-200;  accidents,  199; 

department,  171 
Bonds,  149-150 
Bonniebrae,  163,   165 
Books,  see  Library 
Botanic  garden,  209 
Bowling,  201 
Brookwood,  163,  165 
Brookwood  spring,  143 
Builders'  noise,  40 
Buildings,  10,  25;  new,  142 

Cabin,  65 
Cabin  tent,  92 
Caddies,  205 
Calendars,  51, 147 
Camera  club,  195 


Camp  fire  stories,  167 

Camping,  3i,  47 

Canoe  club,  12,  46,  195 

Canoes,  see  Boating 

Cathedral  fires,  201-2 

Center,  44 

Check  list  of  mountains,  178-80;  of  lakes, 

etc.  180-84 
Cherries  tent,  92 
Children,  40;    amusements,  165  66;  dock, 

52;    instruction,  40,  210;    pavilion,  51; 

playhouse,    166;  special  provision  for, 

Children's  paradise,  166 

Choice,  freedom  of,  29 

Churches,  207 

Circular,  5-20 

Cleanliness,  27 

Clear  lake,  93 

Clematis,  65 

Climbing,  146,  176-77 

Club,  bonds,  150;  estate,  162-65;  for  whom 

pland,  9;  map,  107;  object,  5,  9,  3i,  I59; 

specialties,  96-101 
Clubhouse,  43,  55-62 

Clubs,  athletic  and  other,  see  Subclubs 
Colden,  65 

Comforts  and  conveniences,  26,  27 
Concerts,  208 

Consumptivs  excluded,  17,  23 
Cooperation,  12,  14,  149,  185 
Cost,  see  Prices 
Council,  152 

Courts,  ii,  47,  i49,  IQS.96 
Cricket,  197 
Croquet,  196 
Cycling,  185;  club,  195 

Dancing,  4o,  208;  children's,  208 

Dark  rooms,  see  Photografy 

Departments,  171-72 

Dining  rooms,  22,  43 

Display,  lack  of,  22 

Distinctiv  features,  7,  21-31 

Doctors,  41 

Dramatics,  208-9;  room  in  Clubhouse, 
44;  club,  195 

Drives,  list  of,  189-92 

Driving,  47,  145,  185-88;  club,  195;  de- 
partment,!^; equipment,  188-89;  prices, 
189-94 

Drowning,  see  Accidents 

Dues,  annual,  16,  148,  153,  2i7 

Early  and  late  visits,  155-56,  214 

Eastgate,  65 

Economy,  15-17,  213-16.    See  also  Prices 


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Edgehill,  65,  142 

Edgewater,  66 

Elba  house  farm,  143 

Electric  bells,  27,  39 

Electric  power,  48 

Entertainments,  207 

Environment,  151-212 

Equipment  of  plant,  165 

Estate,  25,  48,  143,  162-65 

Evening  noise,  40 

Excursions,  47,  201 

Expenses,  see  Prices 

Extras,  15, 103,  2t6.    See  also  Prices 

Falls,  list  of,  180-84 

Farms,  4Q,  143 

Fauna,  bulletin  on,  43 

Features  of  club,  7,  21-31 

Fee,  annual,  see  Dues 

Fees  and  tips  prohibited,  16,  215 

Fernwood  (Nook)  72 

Fernwood  pines,  165 

Finances,  15,  148,  185,  215-17 

Fire  protection,  25,26,  45,  143 

Firearms,  30 

Fireplaces,  101 

Fires,  lake  and  cathedral,  201;  open,  44; 

prohibited  in  forest,  171 
Float  nights,  202 
Floor  plans  and  prices,  53-IoS 
Floors,  hardwood,  101 
Flora,  bulletin  on,  43 
Flower  garden,  49 
Food,  see  Table 
Forest  (cottage)  67-68 
Forest  courts,  n,  47,  146,  195-96 
Forest,  on  club  land,  165;  state  preserve, 

163 

Forester,  club,  146,  167 
Freedom  of  choice,  29 
Freedom  vs  license,  40 
Furniture,  26,  101 

Gallup,  Asa  O.  sup't,  141 

Gambrels,  43,  52,  59-62 

Games,  see  Amusements 

Garden  (cottage)  69-70 

Garden,  flower,  49 

Geology,  bulletin  on,  43 

Gifts  to  library,  museum,  etc.  43,  209,  210 

Golf,   ii,  45,  144,  202-4;   clubs  and  balls 

rented,  197;  department,  171;  fees,  204; 

houses,  45 
Greenacre,  165 
Groves  on  club  land,  165 
Guides,  177 

Half  rates,  19,  105 

Half  tones,  147 

Hay  fever  exemption.  9,  219 


Health,  9,  27,  162,  219;  menu,  30 

Heart  lake,  93 

'  Heart  of  the  Adirondacks,'  see  Adiron, 

dack  Lodge 
Heating,  44 
Hillcrest,  163 
Hillcrest  evergreens,  165 
Hillside,  71 
Hillside  farm,  49 

Home  economics  conferences  at  club,  6 
Honorary  members,  152 
Horses,  see  Driving 
Hot  water  heat,  44 
Hotel,  club  not  one,  5 
Hours  for  quiet,  22,  40 
House  list,  108 
Housekeeping,  97,  142;  list  of  houses  for, 

108;  partial,  97,  213 
Hunting,  33,  39 

Idlewild  tent,  92 
Illness,  provision  for,  41 
Improvements,  annual,  10;  for  /goo,  38-51 

for  70(77,  143 

Indoor  amusements,  48,  205 
Instruction,  athletic,  197;    birds.  210-12; 

swimming,  145,  198;  tutors,  210 
Introductions,  151,  153-55 

Jo,  Mt,  167 

June  at  Placid,  155 

Juvenil  library,  40 

Kindergarten,  147,210 
Knollvvood,  142 
Kodaks,  see  Photografy 

Lake  fires,  231-2 

Lake  Placid  Co.  149;  relation  to  club,  148, 
149 

Lakes,  list  of,  180-84  ;  seen  from  White- 
face,  176 

Lakeside,  163 

Lakeside  Clubhouse,  55-62 

Lakewood,  163,  165 

Late  hours,  22 

Laundry,  39 

Lawn  bowls,  197 

Lectures,  206 

Libraries,  30,  41,  146,  205-6;  children's,  40; 
gifts  to,  43,  201;  music,  208;  on  club 
special  subjects,  146,  206,  211 

License  vs  freedom,  40 

Life  members,  152 

Liquor,  sale  and  use  of,  21 

Literary  work  at  club,  206 

Livery,  see  Driving 

Location,  9,  23,  160-62 

Lodge,  Adirondack,  see  Adirondack 
Lodge 


INDEX    TO    HANDBOOK 


223 


Lodges,  built  for  members,  95,  103 
Lunches  put  up  free,  201 

Maple  sugar,  143 

Maps,    166-67;    Adirondack    region,  106; 

club  grounds,  107,  164 
Meadowbrook  farm,  165 
Meals,  prices,  16,  50,  103,  213.  See  also 

Prices 

Medical  aid,  see  Nurses,  Physicians 
Members,  5,  17,  i5»-53J    associate,  17,  151; 

honorary,   152;  life,  150-52;  privileges, 

151 

Membership,  5,  17*  2*.  '5J-54 

Menery,  142 

Menu,  health,  30;  not  elaborate,  22 

Messenger  service,  27 

Midwood,  166 

Milage  tickets,  213 

Milk  from  club  farms,  49 

Miller,  Miss  Mary  Mann,  211 

Mirror  Lake  inn,  49 

Moose  island,  169-70 

Morningside,  divisions  of,  163;  post- 
office,  39;  woods  and  groves,  165 

Mountain,  163 

Mountain  climbing,  176-80;  club,  195 

Mountains,  list  of,  178-80 

Museum,  42,  209-10;  gifts  to,  43 

Music,  40,  146,  208;  club,  195;  library,  208; 
room,  44,  208 

Name,  change  of,  39 
Natural  features,  check  list,  178-84 
Nature,  beauty  of,   166,   169-70;  depart- 
ment, 159,  171;  study,  41,  42,  209 
Newspapers,  206 
Nicknames  for  club,  30 
Night  watchman,  45,  91 
Nook  (Fernwood),  72-73 
'Nookery,'  30 
North  farm,  165 
North  lakehouse,    75 
Northgate,  73-75 
Northwood,  165 
Nurses,  4t,  147 

Object,  5,  9,  3«.  '59 

Objectionable  guests,  22;  outsiders,  23 

October  at  Placid,  155-56 

Office,  39 

Officers  for  7*707,  141 

Oil  sketches,  148 

Orchard  (cottage)  76 

Organization,  37,  141,  148-50,  153 

Outdoor  sports,  see  Amusements 

Outdoors,  166 

Outlook,  77-78 

Overbrook,  163, 165 

rlook,  170 
Overuorkt,  special  provision   for,  31,  33 


Paddling,  46 

Paintings  by  Mr  Nicoll,  148 
Parish  house,  207 
Passes,  list  of,  180-84 
Pavilion,  children's,  51 
Pavilion  tent,  92 
Photografy,  42,  147,  209 
Physicians,  41 
Pianos,  208 
1  Piazza  '  club,  30 

Piazzas,  length  of,  30  note,  44;  glass  in- 
closed in  storm,  44 
Pine  lodge,  80-81 
Pines,  79-80 
Pines  grove,  165 
Plant,  9,  163-65 
Plumbing,  26,  45 
Ponds,  list  of,  180-84 
Pool,  10 

Postoffice  at  club,  20,  39,  105 
Precautions,  against  accidents,    26,  199; 

against  fire,  25,  26,  45,  143 
Prices,   15,    18-19,   50,   53,   971   103i    213-17; 
cottages,  rooms  and  tents,  53-96;  driv- 
ing, 189-94;  half  rates  early  and  late 
156;  invariable,  19,  23,  105;  reduction  of 
expenses,  213-14 

Printed  matter,  51,  147,  220 

Privilege  card,   151 

Property,  use  vs  abuse,  39 

Protection  of  grounds  and  woods,  171 

Publications,  51,  147;  list  of,  220 

Races,  boat,  47,  200-1 

Railroad  rates,  156,  213 

Recreations,  see  Amusements     - 

Reference  letter,  154 

Refreshments  at  Clubhouse,  27-29;  at 
golf  houses,  203 

Regattas,  46,  47,  200-1 

Rent  of  clubs,  balls,  etc.  197 

Report  and  announcements  to  mem- 
bers, for  fQoo,  37-52;  for  7907,  141-56 

Roads,  48;  cycle,  185 

Rooms,  engagement  of,  17,  53,  101,  148; 
floor  plans,  53-108;  prices,  16,  50,  52,  53- 
108,  213;  what  adds  to  cost  of,  213-14. 
See  also  Prices 

Roque,  199 

Rowing,  46;  instruction,  197.  See  also 
Boating 

Rules,  39-40 

'  Rumble,'  see  Bowling 

Saddle  horses,  «88 

Sailing,  46.    See  also  Boating 

St  Armand  tent,  92 

St  Eustace-by-the-lakes,  207 

Sanitation,  26 

Scenery,  beauty  of,  166,168,  169,  170 

Season,  length  of,  20,  105,  156 


224 


LAKE    PLACID    CLUB 


Sensationalism  debard,  21 

Seven  Gables,  82-84 

Seven  Gables  tent,  92 

Shooting  on  club  grounds,  33,  39 

Shop,  boat,  46 

Shops,  club,  50, 144 

Shuffleboards,  209 

Sickness  provided  for,  41 

Smokery,  46 

Smoking,  21,  40,  46 

Social  life,  31,  34 

Specialties,  club,  31-34,  97-101 

Spelling,   simplified,    used  in    publica- 

cations,  2 

Sports,  see  Amusements 
Squealery,  166 
Stables,  s-;e  Driving 
Standards  of  club,  7,  9,  27 
State  land,  163 
Steamer  trips  on  Placid,  46 
Stenografers,  206 
Stirrup  club,  1^5 
Subclubs,  194-95 
Suites,    29,  97;   built   for  members,   103; 

list,  99;  made  by  combining  adjoining 

rooms,  97 
Sunnyside,  85-86 
Sunnyside  tent,  92 
Superintendent,  7900,  38;  IQOI,  141 
Supplement  to  annual  report,  /goo,  51 
Supplies,  athletic,  196-97;  housekeeping, 

213;  livery,  189 
Swimming,  46;  school,  145,  198 


Table,  38  ;  improvements  7900,  38;  qual- 
ity of  food,  216;  supplied  from  club 
farms,  49.  See  also  Menu 

Tamaracs,  165 

Tea  room,  27 

Team  athletics,  195 

Telefone,  private,  room,  club,  local  and 
long  distance,  27,  39,  52,  95 

Telegraf  office  at  club,  27 

Tennis,  196;  tether,  196.    See  also  Courts 


Tents,  43,  91;  erected  on  day's  notice,  95 

Terms,  see  Prices 

Tether  tennis,  196 

Theanoguen,  86,  142 

Theatricals,  see  Dramatics 

Tips  prohibited,  16,  215 

Tobacco,  sale  of,  21 

Tournaments,  47,  200-1 

Track  athletics,  195 

Traind  nurses,  41,  147 

Transfers,  193-94 

Transients,  23    ' 

Trout  brooks,  170;  ponds,  203 

Tutors,  41,  210 

Undercliff,  170 

1  University  '  club,  154 

Uplands,  163 

Valley  Forge,  165 
Valleyview,  163 

Van  Hoevenberg,  Henry,  146,  167 
Visits  to  club,  17,  151 

Walking  club,  195 

Walks,  list  of,  172-76 

Waneka  tent,  92 

Watchman,  night,  45,  91 

Water,  purity,  49 

Wayside,  86-87 

Wayside  wood,  165 

West  hights,  171 

Westside  lakehouse,  87 

\Vestwood,  165 

Whiteface  slope,  163 

k  Wilderness  UniveVsity  club,'  154 

Winona,  88-89 

Winona  tent,  92 

Winona  wood,  165 

Woodbine,  89-90 

Woodside  lodge,  90-91 

Woods  on  club  property,  165 

Zoo,  42,  209 


In  paging  Report  for  1901,  space  was  left  in  Handbook  for  circular  on  Amusements. 
This  proved  too  long  and  was  put  after  Report,  p.  109-40  being  therefore  omitted. 


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